African Ceremonies: Volume I; Volume 2 [Two Volume Set]

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1999. First Edition. Two volumes in publisher's slipcase. Folio (36cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling and ruling stamped in gilt on spine, and photographic plates with gilt ruling on front cover; photographic endpapers; 384pp; 360pp; colorful photographs and illustrations to frontispiece and throughout. Volume I and Volume II both in Fine condition. In publisher's pictorial paper over black cloth-covered slipcase, with trivial surface wear and light rubbing to spine titling; Very Good+.

Volume I topics include Birth & Initiation (Ghana; Benin; Senegal), Courtship & Marriage (Ethiopia; Eritrea; Kenya), and Royalty & Power (Nigeria; Uganda; Ghana). Volume II explores Seasonal Rites (Sudan; Mali; Burkina Faso), Beliefs & Worship (Togo; Ghana; Namibia), and Spirits & Ancestors (Ethiopia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria). [85141].