The Golden Horde by Sheila Paine

The Golden Horde by Sheila Paine

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Sheila Paine's new travels begin in a Himalayan valley, take her through the lands of the ex-Soviet Union and end on the Greek island of Karpathos, where the embroidered Afghan amulet she is seeking is still worn by the women of the island to ward off evil spirits.

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The Golden Horde by Sheila Paine

Sheila Paine's new travels begin in a Himalayan valley, take her through the lands of the ex-Soviet Union and end on the Greek island of Karpathos, where the embroidered Afghan amulet she is seeking is still worn by the women of the island to ward off evil spirits.
Paine, Sheila: - Sheila Paine is an expert on tribal societies and textiles and is the author of Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns from Five Continents and the trilogy The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush to Razgrad, The Golden Horde: Travels from the Himalaya to Karpathos, Amulets and The Linen Goddess: Travels from the Red Sea to Prizren. She lives in England.
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ISBN 13 9780718141080
ISBN 10 0718141083
Title The Golden Horde
Author Sheila Paine
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1997-05-01
Number of pages 320
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