The visual arts of Africa : gender, power, and life cycle rituals /
"Special features of this book: follows a geographical organization across the continent; each chapter is reader friendly with clear, accessible sub-headings; represents important religious and utilitarian art traditions from the Sahara desert, West Africa, Central Africa, Northeast Africa, Eas...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Upper Saddle River, NJ :
Prentice Hall,
c1998.
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| Summary: | "Special features of this book: follows a geographical organization across the continent; each chapter is reader friendly with clear, accessible sub-headings; represents important religious and utilitarian art traditions from the Sahara desert, West Africa, Central Africa, Northeast Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa; gives special attention to the themes of gender, power, and life cycle rituals, which frequently intersect with one another to form an understanding of the arts of Africa; includes figurative sculpture, masquerades, architecture, textiles, dress, ceramics, wall painting, and leatherwork traditions; includes selected examples of the earliest known documented art works as well as contemporary art of each geographical region; includes an up-to-date bibliography, incorporating recent published field research for each chapter; and features 369 black and white illustrations, 16 colored plates, maps, and a time line."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 385 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-368) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0134423283 |