Materielle Kultur und Kunst der Sherpa

Schmidt-Thomé, M.; T. T. Thingo. Materielle Kultur und Kunst der Sherpa. Innsbruck München: Universitätsverlag Wagner, 1975. First edition. Quarto. 478pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over grass green cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. photo-illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece color photograph. Contributions to the Sherpa Research, part III. In-depth treatise of the culture of the Sherpa in Nepal, a people often employed in Himalayan expeditions covering clothing, hair, jewelry, work and working utensils, interior of houses, food and stimulants and the art of the people. Appendix with elaborations on social habitat and separate chapter on the role of the child in their society. Profusely illustrated with 797 in-text b/w drawings, some maps, and 13 color photographs. Dustjacket with some wear and smudging Brodart-protected. Binding with light wear along edges and interior with light age-toning. DJ, binding and interior in overall good condition. g. Hardcover. (36987) $75