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Talbot, P. Amaury

In the Shadow of the Bush

1912

185.18 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1912
Place of printing
New York, London. George H. Doran; William Heinemann
Author
Talbot, P. Amaury
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16.5 cm]; xiv, 500 pp, colored frontis of Ekoi Girl in Fatting House costume, numerous illustrations from photos, folding drwg of wall decoration, folding map colored in outline (short tear at fold), tables, index. original green cloth with mounted illustration on cover as issued, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, lower corner bumped, with only slight rubbing, but a clean, bright fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled extensively in the Oban District of Southern Nigeria and part of the Cameroons to study the Ekoi people as well as the natural history of the area. Included are chapters on religion, Egbo, Jujus, position of women, birth customs, divination, witchcraft, funeral ceremonies, war, government, folk-lore, etc, with detailed appendices on taboos, clubs, anthropometrics, orthography, grammar, vocabularies, botany, zoology, mineralogy, meteorology, geography. Work 109. 'He was one of the first generation of colonial servants who combined anthropological proficiency with administrative ability, and his several volumes are highly regarded' (Conover).