| Description |
224 pages : color illustrations, map ; 30 cm. |
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| Series |
[The glorious world of art] |
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Glorious world of art.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index. |
| Contents |
Terracotta, a survivor from the hidden past -- Bronze and ivory, proud possessions of great kings -- Art from the royal courts of Cameroon -- Masks and dances bringing myths to life -- Ancestral statues and representations of spirits -- Reliquaries to conciliate occult forces -- Large and small fetishes -- Warriors and hunters -- The dignity of Black womanhood -- Gold for decoration and ceremony -- The significance of beautiful objects -- Map of ethnic groups. |
| Summary |
Masks, pottery, bronze, ivory, gold, statues of ancestors, reliquaries, and jewelry all express the influence of myths on the daily life and inventive genius of more than 60 ethnic groups. This book covers each subject in turn, is magnificently illustrated in color, and examines the entire range of black African art from aesthetic and ethnological points of view. |
| Credits |
Editors: Jean-Claude Dubost and Jean-François Gonthier. |
| Language |
Translated from the French by Helen McPhail. |
| Subject |
Art, Black -- Africa, West.
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Masks -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Catalogs.
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Sculpture -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Catalogs.
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Jewelry -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Catalogs.
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Art, Black. (OCoLC)fst00816023
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Jewelry. (OCoLC)fst00982535
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Masks. (OCoLC)fst01011082
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Sculpture. (OCoLC)fst01109483
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Sub-Saharan Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239520
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West Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239521
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| Genre/Form |
Catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01423692
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Catalogs.
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| ISBN |
2879390354 |
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9782879390352 |
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287939032X |
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9782879390321 |
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