Fisher, Angela

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FISHER, Angela

FISHER, Angela. Australian, b. 1947. Genres: Third World, Anthropology/Ethnology. Career: Social worker, Darwin, Australia, 1968-1970; researcher of traditional jewelry and jewelry designer in African and Middle Eastern countries, 1970-77; photographer and writer, 1977-; freelance jewelry designer in Australia, England, the United States, and Kenya, 1984-. Publications: Africa Adorned, 1984; (with C. Beckwith and G. Hancock) African Ark: People and Ancient Cultures of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, 1990; (with C. Beckworth) African Ceremonies, 1999. Address: 42 Belsize Avenue, London NW3 4AH, England.