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Art and Creativity in a New Guinea Society

Art and Creativity in a New Guinea Society

Ross Bowden

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2022
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Folclore, mitos y leyendas
ISBN:
9781793611369

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This book is a study of the art of the Kwoma of the Sepik River region of New Guinea and how people in this society understand their art as a cultural phenomenon, including its origins in the spirit world.

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