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_bR36 2014
100 1 _aRansom, Marjorie,
_eauthor.
_913434
245 1 0 _aSilver treasures from the land of Sheba :
_bregional Yemeni jewelry /
_cMarjorie Ransom ; photographs of jewelry and costumes by Robert K. Liu.
264 1 _aCairo, Egypt ;
_aNew York :
_bThe American University in Cairo Press,
_c2014
300 _axvii, 246 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c22 x 25 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aSIBF2023
501 _aP.B
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThis book documents a disappearing artistic and cultural tradition with over three hundred photographs showing individual pieces, rare images of women wearing their jewelry with traditional dress, and the various regions in Yemen where the author did her field research. Ransom's descriptions of the people she met and befriended, and her exploration of the significance of a woman's handmade jewelry with its attributes of power, protection, beauty, and personal identity, are a rich source of information that will appeal to ethnic jewelry fans, ethnographers, jewelry designers, and art historians. Amulet cases, hair ornaments, bridal headdresses, earrings, necklaces, ankle and wrist bracelets are all beautifully photographed in intricate detail, interspersed with the author's own photographs of the women who shared their stories and their hospitality with her.
650 0 _aSilver jewelry
_zYemen (Republic)
_913435
650 0 _aYemenis
_xClothing.
_913436
700 1 _aLiu, Robert K.,
_ephotographer.
_913437
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1508/2015300410-t.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1508/2015300410-d.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1508/2015300410-b.html
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