African Royal Court Art

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Univ, 1998

55.00

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Art and Religion in Africa

by Hackett, Rosalind, I.J.

Cassell Academic, 1999

24.95

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"It is hoped that this book on African art, with its new grouping of data and ideas focused on the theme of religion rather than being centered on ethnicity, stylistic region, corpus, genre, collector or museum collection, will generate fresh thinking regarding the interdependency and interplay of art and religion in the African context." -Rosalind Hackett


A Sense of Wonder: African Art from the Faletti Family Collection

by Roberts, Mary Nooter and Allen Roberts

University of Washington Press, 1998

29.95

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This publication of the Faletti Family collection exhibited by the Phoenix Art Museum aims to place the art in an accurate historical perspective. An important part of that perspective is the "Africans' own explanations of the efficacy of objects and other art forms (from the Introduction)." Yoruba objects are the heart of the Faletti Collection.


New Traditions from Nigeria: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group

by Isidore Okpewho

Smithsonian, 1997

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Memory: Luba Art and the Making of a History

by Roberts, Mary Nooter and Allen F. Roberts

Prestel, 1996

75.00

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Although Luba arts are well known for their astounding beauty, this book is the first study of their intellectual complexity, aesthetic impact, and social contexts. This path-breaking book will leave readers with vibrant memories of Luba arts and an understanding of their roles in the making of history.


Chokwe: Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples

by

International, 1998

65.00

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Kilengi: African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection

by Kestner-ge

University, 1999

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African Ceremonies

by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith

Harry Abrams, 1999

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Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art

by Vogel, Susan

The Center for African Art and Prestel, 1991

75.00

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Although contact with the West has been an important influence on African art during the twentieth century, the research presented here finds that Western things and ideas are only particles in a milieu of preexisting African styles and philosophies. The artworks are discussed in the context of Africa's past and present, revealing some interesting and insightful messages.


Africa: The Art of a Continent

by Phillips, Tom, ed

Prestel, 1997

95.00

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Such a comprehensive and detailed array of African art-objects and artifacts from the whole of Africa over such a broad time span has never before been compiled until this 615 page book. An unparalleled exhibition, Africa: The Art of a Continent confirms the tenacious human will to survive and thrive (with artistic beauty and worldly engagement( through history to the present.


African Art from the Han Coroy Collection

by Szalay, Miklos, ed., Georg Baselitz and Peter Nebel

Prestel, 1998

70.00

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Han Coroy was one of the first and most important European collectors of African art. The book contains a selection of 202 of the collection's most important works, presented in beautiful illustrations and accompanied by informative texts. The focus is Central African art, which includes ivories, textiles and metal works in addition to wooden sculptures and masks.



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