Terrible beauty :elephant, human, ivory
- 其他作者: Saviello, Alberto, , Müller-Wolff, Susanne, , Stockman, Russell, , Humboldt-Forum (Berlin, Germany),
- 出版:
- 稽核項: 199 pages :illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, color map, portraits (some color) ;27 cm.
- 標題: Poaching Exhibitions. , Elephants Pictorial works. , Ivory , Poaching , Ivory carving History -- Exhibitions. , Elephants , Effect of poaching on , Ivory carving , Ivory Exhibitions. , Elephants Effect of poaching on -- Exhibitions. , History
- ISBN: 3777433632 , 9783777433639
- 附註: Translation of: Schrecklich schön : Elefant, Mensch, Elfenbein. 1. Aufl. München : Hirmer, 2021. "This book appears in connection with the exhibition Terrible beauty: elephant--human--ivory, at the Humboldt Forum Berlin, 2021"--Colophon Includes bibliographical references
- 摘要: The elephant is a much-admired animal, but it is also endangered. The ivory from its tusks has been in great demand across the centuries and throughout all cultures. What sort of material is it? How has it been used in the past and the present? And what can we do today to protect the world's largest mammals from poachers? This lavishly illustrated volume embarks on a journey through cultural history and takes up a contemporary position for conservation. Ivory fascinates. As long as 40,000 years ago people carved mammoth tusks into artful figures and musical instruments, and it remains popular as a material to this day. Ivory polarises, because the animal's tusks also stand for injustice and violence. The exploitation of man and nature, the threatened extinction of the elephant, poaching and organised crime are phenomena which we associate with ivory. The publication approaches the subject critically and poses the question as to our responsibility in our dealings with both animal and material.
- 系統號: 005323572
- 資料類型: 圖書
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A cultural history of ivory, from piano keys to poachers. Piano keys. Chess pieces. Jewelry. Ivory has been in high demand for centuries and across cultures--but at great cost to the elephants from which it comes. What sort of material is ivory? How has it been used in the past and the present? And what can we do today to protect the world's largest land mammals from poachers? This lavishly illustrated volume traces the cultural history of ivory as a decorative object and the cause of elephants' decades-long place on the endangered species list. The book approaches its subject critically and asks what exactly our responsibility is when dealing with ivory as a beautiful material with cruel origins. Terribly Beautiful is edited by the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, which is the owner of and operator of the Humboldt Forum, and will accompany the first exhibition of the newly opened museum. This volume contains contributions from archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and biologists.
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