African Elegance
ALICE MERTENS - JOAN BROSTER
African Elegance by Alice
Mertens and Joan Broster records the costumes, beadwork and customs of Xhosa tribal life
in the Transkei region. Page after page of priceless
images expose a time now lost, seen through the lens of Alice Mertens
photographic magic.
Joan Broster details the Gcaleka, Tembu, Pondo, Bomvana
and Fingo peoples, who reside in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Since
publication, most traditional tribal dress has become westernized, while
many of the age old traditions have fallen away.
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