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Author : C. Nooteboom
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Coustère Collection of African Art from Dahomey, Benin and Nigeria written by C. Nooteboom and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : African Bibliographic Center
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Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Guides to African Art and Sculpture written by African Bibliographic Center and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : University of Ibadan. Library
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Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Africana Catalogue of the Ibadan University Library, Ibadan, Nigeria written by University of Ibadan. Library and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current Reading List Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Library Catalogue: Author catalogue written by University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Royal Benin Art in the Collection of the National Museum of African Art written by National Museum of African Art (U.S.) and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1987 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip John Crosskey Dark
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art written by Philip John Crosskey Dark and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1982 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kate Ezra
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870996339
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Royal Art of Benin written by Kate Ezra and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1992 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantalizing trivia. this Hitler, spoiling everything?"
Author : Susan Mullin Vogel
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870992678
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)
Download or read book For Spirits and Kings written by Susan Mullin Vogel and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1981 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francesca Piqué
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892365692
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)
Download or read book Palace Sculptures of Abomey written by Francesca Piqué and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2000-03-16 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of Benin in West Africa is home to more than forty ethnic groups, the largest of which is the Fon. In the early seventeenth century, the Fon established a society ruled by a dynasty of kings, who over the years forged the powerful kingdom of Dahomey. In their capital city of Abomey, they built a remarkable complex of palaces that became the center of the kingdom's political, social, and religious life. The palace walls were decorated with colorful low-relief sculptures, or bas-reliefs, which recount legends and battles and glorify the history of the dynasty's reign. Over the centuries, these visual stories have represented and perpetuated the history and myths of the Fon people. The Palace Sculptures of Abomey combines lavish color photographs of the bas-reliefs with a lively history of the Dahomey kingdom, complemented by period drawings, rare historical photographs, and colorful textile art. The book provides a vivid portrait of these exceptional narrative sculptures and the equally remarkable people who crafted them. Also included are a reading of the stories on the walls and details of the four-year collaboration between the Benin Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Getty Conservation Institute to conserve the bas-reliefs of Abomey. Final chapters describe the Historic Museum of Abomey, now housed in the palace complex, and discuss the continuing popularity of bas-reliefs in contemporary West African art.
Author : Armand Duchâteau
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Benin written by Armand Duchâteau and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ancient kingdom of Benin lies in the tropical rain forest of West Africa, in present-day Nigeria. During its classical age, from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century, it produced one of the continent's most glorious artistic legacies. To reflect the splendor of the royal court, the Oba (king) commissioned highly skilled artisans to create rare and beautiful works of cast brass and carved ivory. These included human and animal figures, relief plaques, elephant tusks, pendants, bracelets, life-size commemorative heads of Obas and queen mothers, and ceremonial objects to adorn the royal palace and the altars honoring Obas of the past. The exquisite brass heads were intended to function as objects celebrating ancestors, as war trophies, and as focal points for sacrificial ceremonies." "This volume presents a superb selection of artifacts from the Museum fur Volkerkunde in Vienna, home to one of the world's foremost collections of Benin art. Most of these artifacts were acquired at the end of the last century, when the influx of Benin objects into Europe after the destruction of Benin City caused a sensation among art experts and caught the interest of museum representatives and private collectors. Of the more than one hundred works reproduced here in full color, the majority have never been seen as a group in the U.S. Most celebrated are the cast brass sculptures - including the two figures of dwarfs - which have no parallel in sub-Saharan Africa." "A history of the kingdom of Benin up to the British punitive expedition of 1897 provides insight into the politics and culture of one of Africa's greatest civilizations. Further chapters discuss the court hierarchy, the art of brasscasting, the art of Benin and its symbolism, and the history of the Benin Collection in Vienna. To interpret the rich symbolism in Benin art, the book furnishes detailed analyses of the works that are reproduced. In his description of myths and ritual observances, the author presents a fascinating cosmology, in which animals were assigned magical and medicinal powers, and the Oba was seen as an intermediary between the earth and the world of spirits."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.)
Publisher : Menil Foundation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book African Art from the Menil Collection written by Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.) and published by Menil Foundation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bamana masks and headdresses, Lega ivories, Dogon sculpture, and Benue bronzes are among the many exquisite African artifacts found in the renowned Menil Collection. This stunning book--the first comprehensive catalogue on the de Menils' collection of African art--features 115 of the museum's finest pieces. Dating primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries, these works come from North Africa and the Sahel, Coastal West Africa, and Central and East Africa. An essay by scholar Kristina Van Dyke discusses the formation of the collection, which was inspired in part by its relationship to modernist works and by the couple's interest in human rights. This insightful text also explains how the de Menils' visionary spirit was influenced by African art and places those objects within the context of the whole of the de Menils' collection, in which works from ancient, Byzantine, medieval, modern, Oceanic, and Native American cultures speak to the universal struggle for human understanding. Entries for the selected works were written by leading scholars in the field and are grouped into sections based on regions. Distributed for The Menil Collection
Author : Robert Farris Thompson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book African Art in Motion written by Robert Farris Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathleen Bickford Berzock
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Benin written by Kathleen Bickford Berzock and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 15th century, the Kingdom of Benin (located in present-day southwestern Nigeria) established a mercantile relationship with Portugal, significantly increasing its wealth and might. Benin became a regional powerhouse and, under a long lineage of divine rulers, or obas, it wielded great economic and political influence. The obas also supported guilds of artists--chief among them brass casters and ivory carvers--whom they employed to produce objects that honored royal ancestors, recorded history, and glorified life at court. The sophisticated creations of Benin’s royal artists stand among the greatest works of African art. This stunning book features a selection of Benin’s extraordinary artworks that range from finely cast bronze figures, altar heads, and wall plaques to ivory tusks, pendants, and arm cuffs embellished in detailed bas relief. An insightful essay outlines the kingdom’s history and sheds light on these masterworks by describing their production and function in the context of the royal court.
Author : Paula Ben-Amos
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500060094
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Art of Benin written by Paula Ben-Amos and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Museum of African Art (U.S.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Traditional Art of the Nigerian Peoples written by Museum of African Art (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The permanent collection of the National Museum of African Art written by National Museum of African Art (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
