Wedding ceremonies
Subtitle: ethnic symbols, costume and rituals
By: Tiziana and Gianni Baldizzone ; [translated from the French by David Radzinowicz Howell].
Contributors: Baldizzone, Gianni.
Edition: English-language ed.
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Paris?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Marriage customs and rites -- Cross-cultural studies; Wedding costume -- Cross-cultural studies; Marriage customs and rites -- Pictorial works; Wedding costume -- Pictorial works
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.; Pictorial works.
Work titles: Noces.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223).
Table of contents: title: Jasmine : the Tamils of south India; title: Amber : the Berbers of Morocco; title: Silver : the black Miaos of China; title: Red wool and pheasant feathers : the small flowery Miaos of China; title: Red bonnets and reindeer-skin boots : the Lapps; title: Coral and turquoise : the Tibetans; title: Laterite : the Tuaregs Kel-Air in Niger; title: Ochre : the Peulh Bororos of Niger; title: Henna and pearls : the Fassi, Morocco; title: Gold : the Minangkabaus, Indonesia.