Headrests Of Southern Africa:The Architecture Of Sleep

Headrests Of Southern Africa:The Architecture Of Sleep by Bruce Goodall


ISBN
9788874399642
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
240 x 300mm

This book presents the fascinating subject of southern African headrests in a new light. With unique historical and personal information collected from many of the headrest's original owners and carvers, and often accompanied by in situ photographs, the book tells the illustrated story of the headrests, as well as of the people behind them. For the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information on their carvers, and the stories of their creation, ownership, and use. The 425 headrests from the collections of Bruce Goodall from Cape Town and Frédéric Zimer from Paris will be presented according to the 3 geographical areas: KwaZulu-Natal, north of the Tugela River (in what was previously known as Zululand) and the headrests from the Swazi. AUTHOR: Bruce Goodall is a collector, researcher, and dealer in southern African art. In the late 1980s he studied Social Anthropology at the University of Cape Town. However, it was only 25 years later that his interest in the cultures of Africa was combined with his lifelong penchant for collecting. SELLING POINTS: . For the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information on their carvers, and the stories of their creation, ownership, and use 492 colour illustrations
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