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Ciba Review 30 Februrary 1940: The Essentials of Handicrafts and the Craft of Weaving among Primitive Peoples. Single Issue Magazine, paper covers, pages 1058 - 1088. Text in English. Published by the Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (Switzerland) (Ciba) Represented by CIBA Company Inc. , New York. Originally a textile chemical company periodical, the Ciba Review was published from 1937 to 1971 and, throughout, CIBA’s focus remained within the textile industry. Black and white illustrations throughout. Includes 4 articles by Alfred Buhler (1900-1981), the Swiss ethnologist and explorer, who for many years was director of the Museum of Ethnology and the Swiss Museum of European Folklife, in Basel and Professor emeritus of ethnology at the University of Basel. Contents of this issue (all articles by A. Buhler): Primitive and Civilized Peoples; The Development of Handicrafts among Primitive Peoples; The Tools of Primitive Peoples; The Development of Weaving among Primitive Peoples; Ethnological Notes.