This is an acknowledged classic in the field of Saudi Arabian desert crafts. Covering the costumes, equipment, and artifacts of the Bedouin of Saudi Arabia, it examines the work of jewelry makers, leather workers, basket weavers, carpenters and metal workers, with stunning color photographs to illustrate each example. In the engaging text, written by experts in the field, we get a real sense of the traditional lifestyle and ethnology of this enigmatic people. The majority of the costumes, jewelry and weavings shown in this book belong to John Topham, whose important collection has been exhibited throughout the United States and Arabia.
- ISBN10 0812280415
- ISBN13 9780812280418
- Publish Date 29 April 1986
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 January 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English