Author Barbara Tyrrel Ph.D. (h.c.) Publisher Books of Africa Publication date 1968 Gothic Printing Co. Ltd., Observatory Reproductions and Plates by Electric Process Engraving Co. Cape Town Category Culture
No more beautiful a book has ever been published than Barbara Tyrrell Tribal Peoples of Southern Africa. With its 96 colour plates. 76 line drawings and 256 pages of text it is a masterwork that occupied its author for seventeen years and involved thousands of miles of travelling. As a reward for her unique work. Barbara Tyrrell was honoured by the University of Natal with a degree of Doctorof Philosophy. The migrations. traditions. Customs and, above all, the strange and intricately patterned costumes of the tribal peoples of Southern Africa, are dealt with in such detail that this book will always rank as the standard work on the subject: an authority for scholars, a delight for collectors, and a revelation to all those who will find the text a fascinating account of ways of life completely different from anything to be seen anywhere else on earth Published by BOOKS OF AFRICA (Pty.) Ltd., 1005 Cape of Good Hope Savings Bank Building. St George’s Street. Cape Town