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Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis
Margaret Vale
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paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 99 bw integrated, 35 colour in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC; WFV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya. Until an asphalt road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested in its crafts of basketry, pottery, and embroidery and in its styles of costume and silverwork. The most visible and celebrated example of this was the silver jewelery that was worn by women in abundance at weddings and other ceremonies. Based on conversations with women ... Read more
Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya. Until an asphalt road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested in its crafts of basketry, pottery, and embroidery and in its styles of costume and silverwork. The most visible and celebrated example of this was the silver jewelery that was worn by women in abundance at weddings and other ceremonies. Based on conversations with women ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166815
SKU
9789774166815
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About Margaret Vale
Margaret M. Vale has an MA in social anthropology from the University of London. She has traveled extensively and lived for long periods in the Middle East, where she studied and collected desert jewelry and textiles. In Egypt she developed an interest in Siwan life and culture and has lived in the oasis and visited it regularly.
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