The art of personal adornment

Name/Title

The art of personal adornment

Entry/Object ID

pa.GT2050.A58

Collection

Carol Westfall Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

carol westfall collection, clothing and dress, costume--history, decoration and ornament, dress accessories, exhibition catalogs, goldwork, headgear, jewelry, needs bookmark, tattooing

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Exhibition catalog

Book Details

Author

American Craftsmen's Council, Museum of Contemporary Crafts

Publisher

Museum of Contemporary Crafts

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Date Published

1965

Call No.

pa.GT2050.A58

Notes

Length: 47

Location

Shelf

Pamphlet Collection

Room

Library, Studio

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Introduction / Paul J. Smith -- Decoration of ladies and gentlemen / Robert Riley -- Adornment among tribal peoples / Paul S. Wingert -- The ornaments of India, Nepal and Tibet / Oppi Untracht -- Golden ornaments in the classical age / Diane Lee Carroll -- The American Indian / Frederick J. Dockstader -- The chest / -- The waist -- The arm: hand -- The foot -- The neck -- The head -- Tattoo / Diane Waldman.