African Ark: People and Ancient Cultures of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1990. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 310pp. Folio [36 cm] Light gray cloth over boards. With 328 illustrations, including 244 plates in full color. There is a small moisture stain along the edge of the rear board that measures 1 and 1/2" wide by 3/4" deep. In the photographically illustrated dust jacket, with rubbing and a number of light scratches, more so to the rear panel. May require extra postage due to size and weight. Very Good / Very Good. Item #67300
ISBN: 0810919028
Text by Graham Hancock.
Inscribed (no recipient specified) by both Beckwith and Fisher on the half title: "With best wishes from Angela Fisher & Carol Beckwith, Santa Fe."
From the contribution by the Mitsi Sellers for Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards website-
"American photographer Carol Beckwith and Australian photographer Angela Fisher discovered their common pursuit upon their chance meeting in Kenya in 1978: to understand and depict the richness of African culture and traditions through photographs. Beginning in 1970, Fisher researched the sociological role of jewelry design, body ornamentation, and styles for fourteen years while living with various African tribes. The research culminated in the internationally acclaimed Africa Adorned (Abrams, 1984) and led to Fisher’s career as a jewelry designer. Carol Beckwith published the acclaimed Maasai (Abrams, 1980), which won the Anisfield-Wolf Award and was published in three languages and four countries, after living with the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania for two years. Beckwith’s second book, Nomads of Niger (Abrams, 1983), was based upon three years of field research living and speaking with the Wodaabe nomads and was broadcast as a television film in 1988 by National Geographic.
"In 1991 Beckwith and Fisher won the Anisfield-Wolf Award, the Institute of Human Origins prize, and The Golden Hand of Lucy for their first joint project, African Ark: People and Ancient Cultures of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa (Abrams, 1991). The photo-documentary entailed five years of travel through Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia with the assistance of savvy, native guides. Fisher explains that the Horn of Africa 'is like a microcosm of the entire continent, with peoples of all different life styles and spiritual beliefs, including Islam, Christianity, Animism and Judaism.'"
Price: $200.00