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Ethnic Jewellery is a beautifully illustrated survey of traditional jewellery covering: Africa, the Middle East, India, the Far East, the Pacific, pre-Columbian America, Latin America (Indian), North American (Indian), materials and techniques. The colour and exuberance of traditional jewellery has always attracted collectors and travellers. African beadwork, North American Indian silver, jade from the Far East and shellwork from the Pacific - these are just some of the beautiful pieces surveyed in this book. A team of experts explains how such jewellery has been made and worn, the relationship of the materials to the culture, and how the techniques of manufacture have survived for centuries. Even today traditional jewellery is still being made, although the repertoire is constantly enriched by new materials and influenced by modern taste.

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'A book that will give pleasure, inspiration and food for thought to readers, whether they just dip in or devour it from cover to cover. ' Crafts Magazine 'Aside from the truly fascinating insight into cultures that are slowly becoming diluted as the world becomes even smaller, this book contains a wealth of inspiring jewelry.' Art Jewelry

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John Mack was Senior Keeper at The British Museum, London. He is the author of Madagascar: Island of the Ancestors and Emil Torday and the Art of the Congo and co-author of African Textiles and Ethnic Sculpture.

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