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Manual of Traditional Wood Carving

By: N/A

Price: $6.48

Publisher: Dover Publications: 1977-06-01

Seller ID: 0486234894-01

ISBN: 0486234894

Condition: Acceptable

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The Art of Kula

By: Campbell, Shirley F.

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Routledge: 2002-10-01

Seller ID: 1859735185-03

ISBN: 1859735185

Condition: VeryGood

crisp clean w/light shelfwear/edgewear - may have remainder markStandard-sized.
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The Art of Kula

By: Campbell, Shirley F.

Price: $6.48

Publisher: Routledge: 2002-10-01

Seller ID: 1859735185-01

ISBN: 1859735185

Condition: VeryGood

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The Art of Kula

By: Campbell, Shirley F.

Price: $5.70

Publisher: Routledge: 2002-10-01

Seller ID: 1859735185-02

ISBN: 1859735185

Condition: VeryGood

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The Art of Kula

By: Campbell, Shirley F.

Price: $5.69

Publisher: Routledge: 2002-10-01

Seller ID: M1859735185Z1

ISBN: 1859735185

Condition: LikeNew

Nearly a century ago, it was predicted that Kula, the exchange of shell valuables in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea, would disappear. Not only has this prophecy failed to come true, but today Kula is expanding beyond these island communities to the mainland and Australia.This book unveils the many deep motivations and meanings that lie behind the pursuit of Kula. Focusing upon the visually stimulating carved and painted prow boards that decorate canoes used by the Kula voyagers, Campbell argues that these designs comprise layers of encoded meaning. The unique colour associations and oth...
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