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Australie: Types et Coutumes
by L. Boulanger, Editor
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Paris, 1896. From the 'Autour du Monde" series, illustrated with softly-toned colour photographic plates from Australia, New Guinea and Samoa, paginated 321 - 328.
Portrait of man with his boomerang, young woman posing with her husband's weapons, beautiful portrait of an Australian woman carrying her infant child in a woven sling; from New Guinea, we see village life, a landscape of trees, a group of men in canoes with their fishing equipment, and a painted ceremonial dance of young men on the beach; there is one photograph from Samoa, a fine young boy dressed in regalia with his sword.
Printed by Noizette et Cie (8, Rue Campagne-1re, Paris). Oblong octavo, 9 unbound leaves, 8 full page colour plates, title page age-toned, all plates near fine.
Portrait of man with his boomerang, young woman posing with her husband's weapons, beautiful portrait of an Australian woman carrying her infant child in a woven sling; from New Guinea, we see village life, a landscape of trees, a group of men in canoes with their fishing equipment, and a painted ceremonial dance of young men on the beach; there is one photograph from Samoa, a fine young boy dressed in regalia with his sword.
Printed by Noizette et Cie (8, Rue Campagne-1re, Paris). Oblong octavo, 9 unbound leaves, 8 full page colour plates, title page age-toned, all plates near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Illustrated Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1383
- Title
- Australie: Types et Coutumes
- Author
- L. Boulanger, Editor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ethnography Australia indigenous New Australian boomerang landscape canoes New Guinea village Samoa ceremonial dance body paint spirit initiation beach weapons dress costumes attire clothing
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