Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Moller, Ray
2. Dann, Geoff

Description

1. 63 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

1. Discover the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills, and crafts of the peoples of this ancient continent of Africa.

Series statement

1. Eyewitness guides

Uniform title

1. Eyewitness guides ; 61

Subject

1. Africa -- Juvenile literature

Genre/Form

1. History
2. Juvenile works

Contents

1. See the gold King Kofi-Karikari of the Asante; a priest's costume made of birds' feathers; a traveller's magic charm; the flywhisks and crowns of the Obas of Nigeria; the incredible distorted masks of the Bamileke of Cameroon. Learn how bronzes were made by the lost wax process; about the journey of a slave from Africa to North America; how elephants were trapped by hunter-gatherers; what life in a compound is like; how much metal can buy a wife. Discover what Fulani warriors and their horses wore into battle; how a thatched house is built; the mysteries of the secret societies; how gourds are carved and much, much more. A land of contrasts. A place to live. Great civilizations. Building a house. Home life. Life in the compound. Finding food. Pattern and colour. Sport and entertainment. Female dress. Male attire. Self-adornment. Rulers and leaders. Religion and beliefs. Myth and magic. Medicine and healing. A way of death. Nations at war. Into battle. Weapons and armour. Barter and exchange. A slave's journey. Crafts and skills. The lost-wax process. Gold of the Asante. Masks and masquerade. Musical instruments. Masquerade performed.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. Includes index.
2. "61"--Spine.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain