The Peoples of Kenya

Description:

First UK edition. Joy Adamson provides a striking visual and cultural record that celebrates the rich diversity of Kenya’s ethnic communities. Known for her work with wildlife, Adamson turned her eye to the human heritage of the country, documenting traditional clothing, customs, and facial ornamentation through detailed illustrations and paintings, a task which required her to spend six and a half years living among the different peoples of Kenya. This unique volume is both an artistic achievement and an important anthropological resource, capturing a way of life on the cusp of change during a pivotal moment in Kenya’s post-independence history. The text tells of Adamson's daily life among the tribes; of her relations with her models and with the Chiefs who often helped her to persuade them to pose; her adventures in remote and sometimes dangerous locations - but above all the book is a tribute to her love of Kenya and of its people.

Condition

4to (279x215mm), orig. patterned boards. Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded; in removable protective sleeve).