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ZULU BEADWORK. Talk with Beads

By Hlengiwe Dube

(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2009) £29.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5021)

There are so few published works on ethnographic beadwork, and so many of the good ones are now 'out of print' that it a refreshing change to see this new book. It will not only fill a gap on our bookshelves but will also greatly increase our knowledge of many types of beaded items made and used by Zulu peopls in southern Africa. Elizabeth Bennett (of Africa Direct Inc who have published this volume) first met the author Hlengiwe Dube in 1994 and was awe-struck by her knowledge of South African arts. They met on subsequent occasions and it was suggested that she write a book, which she did, and Elizabeth's company has published it. Here is Hlengiwe's knowledge, accompanied by pictures and stories presented to the world. It is the first book on Zulu beadwork based on oral history, and the author is probably the greatest living authority on Zulu beadwork. There are sections on beadwork messages, beadwork 1950's-1970's, beadwork during pregnancy, sangomas ('witchdoctors') and beadwork, snuff and beadwork, love letters, beadwork of different areas, who wears what, shembe beads, piercing, household items, beaded dolls and many more. It is full of colour pictures of beaded items, beadwork and people wearing beadwork. If you collect (or just love) African beadwork, this book is a must!

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NAGA TRIBAL ADORNMENT - Signatures of Status and Self

By Ayinla Shilu and Robert Liu

(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2003) £13.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3602)

This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the Bead Museum in Washington DC from September 2003 to May 2004. Many of the exhibits were from the Harry L & Tiala Marsosang Neufeld Collection. The book includes not only a colour illustrated catalogue of the beaded Naga material in the exhibition, but also has informative sections on Beads and Components, Tribal Customs, Materials and Symbolism in what was worn, and Shaping the Past while Embracing the Future.

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A WARRIOR I HAVE BEEN

by Richard Green

(paperback) 208 pages, colour photos throughout (2004) £20.50 + £4.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

This is a magnificent book full of colour photographs of antique Plains Indian beadwork. As a permanent visual and textual record this reference volume will be useful for the collector, scholar, researcher and beadworker alike, but it is far more than this. It is a book which allows the author's lifetime work in studying and collecting the material culture of Plains Indian tribal groups to be shared with the reader. The artifacts are magnificent - sometimes simple, often complex, using evocative, beautiful and intricate beaded patterns to decorate weapons, clothing, special regalia, everyday items and even items for sale.
Richard has been working to achieve a major exhibition of Plains tribal material for several years and finally the exhibition A Warrior I Have Been is running at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from 17 July to 3 October 2004 as a culmination of this endeavour.
The book has two parts - firstly five fully-illustrated authoratative and empathic essays on themes relating both to the transition and change evident in Plains Indian cultures in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the interesting theme of stereotypes of Plains Indians. The second part catalogues 150+ objects from Richard's Collection - the material which forms the major part of the exhibition. It is the first published book on a British private collection of this kind and will undoubtedly remain a standard reference volume for years to come.

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BEADING IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION

by David Dean

(paperback) 160 pages, colour photos and diags. (2002) £17.50 + £4.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

A long-awaited volume which thoroughly lives up to expectations - heavy and meaty with lots of colour photographs. Contents include a short history of beads/beadwork in America, researching and collecting native American beadwork, tools materials and beads, and six whole chapters on techniques. These are lane ("lazy") stitch, loom beadweaving, appliqué, gourd ("peyote") stitch and comanche brick stitch, uncommon beadwork techniques and bead edgings and finishing techniques. Plus an appendix of patterns, of course, and a good-sized bibliography and index.

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ETHNOGRAPHIC BEADWORK (Aspects of Manufacture, Use and Conservation)

(ed) Margot M Wright

(paperback) 140 pages, b&w photos (2001) £19.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

This book has thirteen chapters on significant and fascinating aspects of the technology and conservation of beadwork, describing artefacts originating in Europe, Africa, India, SE Asia and North America and highlighting the diversity of materials from which beads may be made, from stone, glass and clay to relatively modern materials such as plastics.

The preservation, care and storage of beadwork are described and discussed in detail.The articles include those presented at a seminar held by the Conservators of Ethnographic Artefacts in 1999, plus additional papers on the technology of beadmaking in India and excavated beadwork from Thailand and Egypt.

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AFRICAN HATS & JEWELRY

by D Clarke

(hardback) 112 pages, colour photos (1998) £12.95 + £3.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

Materials & techniques of traditional African hats, cloths, beads, jewellery & masks.

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THE VOYAGE OF KING NJOYA'S GIFT

by Christraud M. Geary

(paperback) 60 pages, b&w & colour photos (1994) £7.50 + £2.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

A beaded sculpture from the Bamum kingdom of Cameroon in the National Museum of African Art, and it's journey from Africa.

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COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BEADWORK

by Joel Monture

(paperback) 116 pages, b&w diags, b&w & colour photos (1993) £10.95 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

All aspects of Native American beadwork, tools, materials, styles & methods, + many colour photos of original beaded items.

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NATIVE AMERICAN BEADWORK

by G J Barth

(paperback) 220 pages, b&w photos & illustrations throughout (1993) £15.95 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

Traditional beading styles & techniques + step-by-step instructions Many photographs of original Native American pieces.

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INDIAN BEAD-WEAVING PATTERNS

by Horace R. Goodhue

(paperback) 80 pages, b&w photos & illustrations (1989) £8.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

An illustrated 'How to' guide to Native American chain weaving, bead loom weaving & bead embroidery designs.

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NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN BEADWORK PATTERNS

by Pamela Stanley-Millner

(paperback) 64 pages, cover colour photos, 73 charts, 12 patterns (1995) £4.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

Charts & tribal designs for two traditional beading techniques - weaving and applique beading.

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A PRIMER: THE ART OF NATIVE AMERICAN BEADWORK

by Z. Susanne Aikman

(paperback) 44 pages, illustrations, photos (1980) £5.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here

Basic stringing, nets, weaves, chains, fringes, loom weaving, Comanche, Shoshone, Cheyenne stitches.