{"product_id":"metal-crafts-of-central-asia-by-ken-teague","title":"Metal Crafts of Central Asia, by Ken Teague","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Crafts of Central Asia, by Ken Teague\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft cover, 64 pages, black and white photos. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis little book is part of the highly respected Shire Ethnography Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere 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. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Introduction covers the geography and peoples of the region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetalcrafts and Society touches on urban life, nomadic live and specialists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyles and Decorations: animal motifs, Buddhist \u0026amp; Islamic styles, with brief descriptions of a broad range of metal decorating techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm and Function: tools, religious items, jewelry, and weapons and armor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetals and Their Manufacture: mining, history of metal working, precious and non precious metals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of pertinent museum collections and a bibliography round out the volume\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49949224599861,"sku":"","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/FIB-70.jpg?v=1724503475","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/metal-crafts-of-central-asia-by-ken-teague","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}