Costume cavalcade: 689 examples of historic costume in colour;

Hansen, Henny Harald

Eyre Methuen Ltd.

This systematic account and analysis of garments drawn from almost all of the Mongol tribes, is based upon a collection made by the Danish ethnographer and explorer, Henning Haslund-Christensen, during the first and second Danish expeditions to Central Asia in 1937 and 1938-9. It is now in possession of the National Museum of Denmark and the Musee de 1'Homme in Paris. "Mongol Costumes" deals with the whole range of garments in use in traditional Mongol society, including togas, plaited cloaks, gowns, caftans, waistcoats, leggings, and trousers, as well as hats, shoes and boots. These include the yellow and red dresses of the lama clergy, the colourful trappings of the masked lamaist "devil" or "cham" dancers, and also the elaborate caftans of the shamans; plus the clothes of herdsmen and hiqhly decorated and colourful women's dresses. The author's analysis develops Professor Gudmund Hatt's classic work on arctic skin garments in using the distinction between the appearance and the cut. She refines the typology of shapes and cuts, and uses a careful examination of the cut to yield new insights into the development of clothes from simple to more complex forms, and into specific local developments in Central Asia. Further, she demonstrates influences from India via Tibet, and from China, supporting her conclusions with historical and recent source materials on traditional Mongolia. The examples are illustrated with drawings and colour photography. "Mongol Costumes" strives to make a significant contribution to the comparative study of costume, offering insights and techniques applicable far beyond the borders of Mongolia.

Mongol Costumes (The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project)

Arts & Photography

Nicolaisen, Ida

Carlsbergfondet (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Decorative Arts & Design

Thames&Hudson

A pictorial and textual chronology of the evolution of fashion from ancient Egypt to the present day.

Costumes and styles

Dutton

Daughters of Allah (Routledge Library Editions: Women in Islamic Societies)

In 1957, Henny Harald Hansen, the first Danish female anthropologist, was invited to take part in an archaeological expedition to the site of the projected Dokan Dam on the Little Zab river in Northern Iraq. Although her responsibilities were originally ethnological, she became the guest first of the local sheik and later of her interpreter’s family and as a result, the doors of many Kurdish homes were opened to her that normally would have remained closed to foreigners. She travelled widely among the mountain villages of Iraqi Kurdistan and was able to see from very close range the everyday life of women. First published in 1958 and translated in 1960, this book contains the intimate and fascinating account of Henny Harald Hansen’s travels and her encounters with the women of Kurdistan. It will be of keen interest to those studying women in Islamic societies and anthropology.

Religion & Spirituality

Routledge

In 1957, Henny Harald Hansen, the first Danish female anthropologist, was invited to take part in an archaeological expedition to the site of the projected Dokan Dam on the Little Zab river in Northern Iraq. Although her responsibilities were originally ethnological, she became the guest first of the local sheik and later of her interpreter's family and as a result, the doors of many Kurdish homes were opened to her that normally would have remained closed to foreigners. She travelled widely among the mountain villages of Iraqi Kurdistan and was able to see from very close range the everyday life of women. First published in 1958 and translated in 1960, this book contains the intimate and fascinating account of Henny Harald Hansen's travels and her encounters with the women of Kurdistan. It will be of keen interest to those studying women in Islamic societies and anthropology.

Allahın kızları: Kürdistan'da Müslüman kadınlar arasında (Kürdoloji dizisi) (Turkish Edition)

Avesta

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