African Ark by Angela Fisher
The Horn of Africa is one of the last secret regions of the world. African Ark is the photographic documentary of a perilous five-year journey recording the customs of many peoples whose lands and heritage have since been irretrievably lost to war and famine. Starting with the Christian Amharas of Lalibela and Axum, the two photographers traverse a perilous arc that takes them to the seacoast of Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia and as far south as Lamu in Kenya, and finally to the remote peoples of the southeast of the Horn who still engage in stick-fighting, scarification and the wearing of lip-plates. Their travels also take them to the lands of the desert-dwelling Afar and Rashaida peoples, of the Somali nomads of Ogaden and the Oromo pilgrims of the Bale mountains. AFRICAN ARK' is a rich record of an ark that shelters a wide variety of landscapes and human societies.
Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher are world-renowned photographers who have dedicated their lives to recording the traditional cultures of Africa. Their twelve published books include Maasai (1980), Africa Adorned (1984), African Ark (1990), Faces of Africa (2002), Surma/Karo (2007), Dinka (2008), and African Ceremonies (1999), which received the United Nations Award of Excellence. www.africanceremonies.com.
David Coulson is an international photographer who made preservation of Africa's rock art heritage his life's work. His books include Different Drums (1987); Lost World of the Kalahari (1988); and African Rock Art (2001), among others. www.africanrockart.org.
Nigel Pavitt is an author and photographer who has lived in Kenya for more than 50 years. His books include Kenya: The First Explorers (1989), Samburu (1991), Turkana (1997), Africa's Great Rift Valley (2001), and Kenya: A Country in the Making 1880--1940 (2008).
George Abungu is a Cambridge trained archaeologist and former Director General of the National Museums of Kenya, as well as an international heritage consultant and Kenya's Representative to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2005--2009). www.abunguheritage.net.
Lorna Abungu is an international heritage consultant and was recently awarded a Distinction for Service to African heritage by EPA (Benin) and by ICCROM (Rome). She formerly served as Executive Director of AFRICOM (International Council of African Museums).
Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany is a world-renowned Swahili scholar and poet and descendant of the Nabhany rulers of Pate. Fulbright Scholar (UCLA) and author of books of Swahili poetry and prose. Pioneer of new words in the Swahili language including computer and television.
Linda Donley-Reid. Ph.D. Cambridge University, is the former curator of Lamu Museum, has directed archaeological and ethnographic research on the symbolic use of space and objects within Swahili culture, and has restored a traditional Lamu house.
David Coulson is an international photographer who made preservation of Africa's rock art heritage his life's work. His books include Different Drums (1987); Lost World of the Kalahari (1988); and African Rock Art (2001), among others. www.africanrockart.org.
Nigel Pavitt is an author and photographer who has lived in Kenya for more than 50 years. His books include Kenya: The First Explorers (1989), Samburu (1991), Turkana (1997), Africa's Great Rift Valley (2001), and Kenya: A Country in the Making 1880--1940 (2008).
George Abungu is a Cambridge trained archaeologist and former Director General of the National Museums of Kenya, as well as an international heritage consultant and Kenya's Representative to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (2005--2009). www.abunguheritage.net.
Lorna Abungu is an international heritage consultant and was recently awarded a Distinction for Service to African heritage by EPA (Benin) and by ICCROM (Rome). She formerly served as Executive Director of AFRICOM (International Council of African Museums).
Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany is a world-renowned Swahili scholar and poet and descendant of the Nabhany rulers of Pate. Fulbright Scholar (UCLA) and author of books of Swahili poetry and prose. Pioneer of new words in the Swahili language including computer and television.
Linda Donley-Reid. Ph.D. Cambridge University, is the former curator of Lamu Museum, has directed archaeological and ethnographic research on the symbolic use of space and objects within Swahili culture, and has restored a traditional Lamu house.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860462924 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860462928 |
| Titel | African Ark |
| Autor | Angela Fisher |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Vintage Publishing |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1990-09-20 |
| Seitenanzahl | 320 |
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