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Barbier, Jean Paul. Los Angeles & Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Los Angeles County Museum of Art & Musee Barbier-Muller, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Ethnographic Art Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This is the English language version of the lovely catalog published in conjunction with a 1984 touring Museum exhibition of works from the renowned Barbier-Muller collection in Geneva. Featuring all new photography by Pierre-Alain Ferrazzini, it illuminates the work of the tribal Naga - former practitioners of head-hunting - that inhabit the sub-Himalayan border region of India, China, and Burma whose wooden sculptures, textiles, and jewelry pictured here bear a striking similarity to Oceanic, and in particular Indonesian Art. A brand new, most handsome example. 2-88104-006-3 Inventory Number: 024263