Metal Crafts of Central Asia, by Ken Teague
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- Metal Crafts of Central Asia, by Ken Teague
- Soft cover, 64 pages, black and white photos.
- This little book is part of the highly respected Shire Ethnography Series
- There are of course bigger, prettier, and much more expensive books on this subject, but if you are looking for a compact and authoritative overview you found it.
- The Introduction covers the geography and peoples of the region
- Metalcrafts and Society touches on urban life, nomadic live and specialists
- Styles and Decorations: animal motifs, Buddhist & Islamic styles, with brief descriptions of a broad range of metal decorating techniques
- Form and Function: tools, religious items, jewelry, and weapons and armor
- Metals and Their Manufacture: mining, history of metal working, precious and non precious metals.
- A list of pertinent museum collections and a bibliography round out the volume
- The author is someone I would have liked. After a career in the British Army in various parts of Asia he became a physical therapist and worked in hospitals, then earned a degree in Anthropology, became a museum curator and buyer in Asia for museum collections!