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| Author(s) : Romain, Hippolyte and Yann Romain |
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| ISBN : 2080305360 | | EAN : 9782080305367 | | Cover : Hardback | | Pages : 160 | | Size : 272 x 218mm | | Publisher : Flammarion | | Published : 2006 |
Category : Tibet: Land and Culture
Category 2 : Travel: Photographic
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Synopsis:
A treasury of intimate photographs which are a tribute to Tibet's displaced and endangered nomad civilization, in a volume that celebrates their sophisticated ancestral clothing and their homes on bitterly cold and stark landcapes or surrounding fortress monasteries.
Kham and Amdo are two large provinces comprising the central plateau of traditional Tibet. Its stunning landscapes form the magnificent setting for the extravagant fashions worn by the nomadic tribes that inhabit the region. Their annual festivals provide the pretext for men and women to outrival each other in lavishness with costumes and ornaments passed down from one generation to another. Bearing all the wealth, pride, and honour they have inherited from their ancestors, their finery includes heavy lambskin coats trimmed with fox and leopard fur, silk brocade, and scarlet pulu robes laden with coral and silver jewelry and amulets. Their sopgisticated sense of elegance is unrivaled and their special art of freedom and exuberance opens a new dimension on our traditional notions of Tibetan culture.
Dream images of horsemen in fox fur hats, stark and distinctive stuccoed architecture, and prayer flags flapping in the icy wind releasing their orisons to the sky are the backdrop for the photographer's tale of nomadic beauty, where the spiritual and profane are inseperable. |
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