World dress
By: Frances Kennett with Caroline MacDonald-Haig
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Costume
Description: A guide to ethnic dress throughout the world - Includes maps of regions and specific garments of each area.
Notes: Subtitle on jacket ; A comprehensive guide to the folk costume of the world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: North America: Inuits and Aleuts ; Indians of the southwest ; Indians of the Plains and the Northwest ; The Amish ; North America map ; Native American crafts.; title: Latin America: Central America ; The Andean countries ; Countries of the North and East ; South America Map ; Wrapping blankets.; title: Europe: The Arctic region ; Scandinavia ; North Europe ; Northern Europe map ; Central Europe ; Eastern Europe ; Central and Eastern Europe map ; The Mediterranean countries ; The Balkans ; Southern Europe map ; Festive costume.; title: Africa: North Africa ; Northeast Africa ; East Africa ; West Africa ; Southern Africa ; Africa map ; Head and face decoration.; title: (Cont.) The Middle East: Turkey and Iran ; The Arab peninsula ; Middle East map ; Face Veils.; title: Central Asia & the Caucasus ; The central states ; The Caucasus ; Central Asia map ; Robes and coats.; title: Southeast Asia: Hill tribes of the Golden Triangle ; Malaysia and the Philippines ; Indonesia ; Southeast Asia map ; Sarong cloths.; title: India: Northern states of India ; pakistan and Afghanistan ; Bangladesh ; Nepal, Kashmir and Bhutan ; Southern India and Sri Lanka ; India map ; Headdresses.; title: Far East: Mongolia ; China ; Taiwan, Hainan and Hong Kong ; Korea ; Japan ; Far East map ; headcoverings.; title: Oceania: The Pacific islands ; New Zealand and Australia ; Oceania map ; Fibre skirts.