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Author : Mazi Godwin Nwajei
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Wood Sculptures in Nigeria written by Mazi Godwin Nwajei and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alisa LaGamma
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588390748
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Genesis written by Alisa LaGamma and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2002 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventy-five masterpieces presented here, drawn from public and private American collections, are among the most celebrated icons of African art, works that are superb artistic creations as well as expressions of a society's most profound conceptions about its beginnings. All are reproduced in color and are accompanied by entries that illuminate the distinctive cultural contexts that inspired their creation and informed their appreciation."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Jan Strybol
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789042929036
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)
Download or read book From Yelwa to Yola written by Jan Strybol and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ethnographic literature of the first half of the 20th century paid hardly any attention to the sculptural traditions of the numerous ethnic groups that populated Nigeria. The study of Nigerian art only really got going thanks to the pioneering work of William Fagg who published numerous books and exhibition catalogues on this subject as from the 1950s. The focus, however, was on the ancient art of Ife and Benin, on the one hand, and on the southwestern Yoruba, on the other hand. At the end of the sixties, a great number of wooden sculptures from the Benue Valley - a tributary of the Niger River - came to light. Statues and masks of the Igala, Idoma, Jukun, Mumuye and others conquered the African art market. However, the more northern areas of Nigeria remained terra incognita for a long time. It was mistakenly believed that remnants of wooden sculpture could not be found in regions which had been islamized. This book represents 145 wooden and bronze art objects from private collections which have never before been published. They provide insight in the diverse art production of Northern Nigeria, demonstrating the existence of a rich sculptural tradition from Yelwa in the northwest to Yola in the southeast.
Author : Frank Herreman
Publisher : 5Continents
ISBN 13 : 9788874397433
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (974 download)
Download or read book Mumuye written by Frank Herreman and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through forty-one masterworks, Mumuye reveals some of the most accomplished statues made by this Nigerian tribal group. It was not until the late 1960s that statues from the Mumuye culture of northeastern Nigeria appeared on the European art scene. Their impact was immediate and profound: African art aficionados marvelled at Mumuye artists' abstract interpretation of the human body, which recalled the approach to anatomy by artists of the Cubist and Expressionist movements. Indeed, anthropomorphic Mumuye figure sculptures demonstrate an astonishing range of variations, testifying to their makers' unbridled creativity and limitless inventiveness. Here, a meticulous analysis of the extraordinary forms of Mumuye figures - paying attention to their striking inherent sense of motion - leads to a new style of classification that recognises different workshops and even the hands of individual masters. A summary of the scant field-based studies discusses the figures' primary role as emblems of status and rank, their connections to ancestral veneration, and healing and divination practices. Through a selection of masks and other objects, this book reveals the beauty of Mumuye figurative sculpture.
Author : Lizzie Williams
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781841622392
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Nigeria written by Lizzie Williams and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2008 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its negative image, for travelers with an open mind and friendly demeanor Nigeria is an incredibly absorbing country in which to travel. Experience the mind-boggling chaos of Lagos, the traditional durbars, Benin bronzes and walled cities, and enjoy its single greatest quality – the warm generosity of 140 million people. Details of getting around, by bush taxi, rail, car or on foot, together with accommodations options, wildlife watching and activities, are balanced by a wealth of background information, from history (of a country dating back thousands of years) and geography to culture and the environment.
Author : Onukagha E. Nzubechi and Cheryle A. Hubbard
Publisher : Google Play Partner Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book BORN AND RAISED IN NIGERIA, AFRICA written by Onukagha E. Nzubechi and Cheryle A. Hubbard and published by Google Play Partner Center. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about my fiancée who was born and raised in Nigeria, Africa. His mom died when he was only 8 months old. He tried his best to live a beautiful life, while always thinking about his mother. The book talks about his aspirations of becoming a rapper someday. The book discusses poverty, a poor health care system, and a scarce job market in Nigeria. At the same time, the book highlights the positive aspects of Nigeria, Africa. Africa is known for its beautiful culture, art, music, and food. Culture is talked about in great depth in the book. The book is a great read for people 15 and up.
Author : Bernard Melchior Feilden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (812 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Conservation of Cultural Property written by Bernard Melchior Feilden and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alex Egodotaye Asakitikpi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440865574
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Modern Nigeria written by Alex Egodotaye Asakitikpi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, in this thematic encyclopedia that covers everything from geography and economics to etiquette and pop culture. Part of Bloomsbury's Understanding Modern Nations series, this volume takes readers on a tour of contemporary Nigeria, helping them better understand the country and the many cultures, religions, and ethnicities that call it home. Chapters are organized thematically, examining a variety of topics, including geography, history, government, economics, religion, ethnic and social groups, gender, education, language, etiquette, food, literature and the arts, and pop culture. Each chapter begins with an overview essay, followed by a selection of encyclopedic entries that provide a more nuanced look at that facet of modern Nigeria. The main text is supplemented with sidebars that highlight additional high-interest topics. A collection of appendices rounds out the volume, offering short vignettes of daily life in the country, a glossary of key terms, statistical data, and a list of state holidays. Once a pawn of British colonialism, today Nigeria is a sovereign nation and key player on the world stage. Its vast oil resources have made it an international powerhouse and the wealthiest country on the African continent, yet political unrest and corruption, and ethnic and religious violence continue to threaten this prosperity. Nigeria is equally rich culturally, a nation where time-honored traditions mix with contemporary influences. Explore the diversity of modern Nigeria in this concise and accessible volume.
Author : Emanuel Bolaji Idowu
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Olodumare written by Emanuel Bolaji Idowu and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cornelius Oyeleke Adepegba
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Nigerian Art written by Cornelius Oyeleke Adepegba and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810863162
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Nigeria written by Toyin Falola and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has undergone tremendous change shaped by political instability, rapid population growth, and economic turbulence. The Historical Dictionary of Nigeria introduces Nigeria's rich and complex history. Readers will find a wealth of information on important contemporary issues like AIDS, human rights, petroleum, and faith-based conflict.
Author : Petra Rösch
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3898216624
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Chinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th centuries written by Petra Rösch and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2007-11-26 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Buddhist wooden sculptures of Water-moon Guanyin, a Bodhisattva sitting in a leisurely reclining pose on a rocky throne, are housed in Western collections and are thus removed from their original context(s). Not only are most of them of unknown origin, but also lack a precise date. Tracing their sources is difficult because of the scant information provided by art dealers in previous periods. Thus, only preliminary investigations into their stylistic development and technical features have been made so far. Moreover, until recently none of the Chinese temples that provided their original context, i.e. their precise position within those temple compounds and their respective place in the Buddhist pantheon, have been examined at all. In her study, Petra H. Rösch investigates these very aspects, including questions about the religious position and function of the sculptures of this special Bodhisattva. She also looks at the technical construction, the collecting of Chinese Buddhist sculptures in general and those made of wood in particular. She uses a combination of stylistic, iconographical, buddhological, as well as technical methodologies in her investigation of the Water-moon Guanyin images and sheds light on the Buddhist temples in Shanxi Province, the works of art they once housed, and the religious practices of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries connected with them.
Author : Ekpo Eyo
Publisher : Chinazor Onianwah
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Masterpieces of Nigerian Art written by Ekpo Eyo and published by Chinazor Onianwah. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Republic of Nigeria maintains a rich artistic legacy that is more than two thousand years old. As such, it provides some interesting counterpoints to Western art history. Nigeria's ancient Nok art, for example, predated the golden age of Greece, and the exquisite bronzes of lgbo Ukwu (9th-10th C), Ife (12th-15th C), and Benin (15th-19th C) compare favorably to European traditions. Furthermore, the art of Benin thrived under the patronage of a single, unbroken dynasty during a time when many European governments rose and fell.Yet, for many reasons, the Western world would not recognize this artistic heritage until modern times. In this volume, Ekpo Eyo explains the prirnitivist viewpoint that once dominated the Western perception of African art and recalls the efforts of certain more open-minded individuals from Nigeria's colonial past who, in their efforts to collect, preserve, and present important sculptures and other artworks, were instrumental in founding the country's first museums. Their successor, today's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, has collected many additional works from their original settings, placing them in the limelight of the world through publications and museum exhibitions, to which the author has contributed much throughout his career. Eyo therefore discusses Nigerian art in the broader context of the world's art history, arguing that the art of Nigeria is fundamentally a testament to universal human creativity. From Shrines to Showcases: Masterpieces of Nigerian Art includes examples selected from all major regions of the country, spanning the distant past to the modern age, which are to be considered amongst the greatest artistic achievements of humanity.
Author : William Buller Fagg
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa written by William Buller Fagg and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1982 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francois Neyt
Publisher : 5 Continents Editions
ISBN 13 : 9788874398317
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (983 download)
Download or read book African Sculptures and Forms written by Francois Neyt and published by 5 Continents Editions. This book was released on 2018 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the turn of the twentieth century, in particular Gauguin, Picasso, Matisse, and later the Surrealists, then others right up till the present day, Western artists have drawn on the arts of Africa for inspiration. How can this constant impact ever be measured? The same is true for the arts in Africa. Every sculpture carries within it the heritage of a people, culture, and artistic tradition in the originality of its forms. West Africa, Central Africa, and East Africa each has its own set of characteristics, within which the variety of the sculptures--always similar yet also always different--demonstrates the creativity of the ethnic group that created it. This book presents a remarkable collection amassed by a knowledgeable and impassioned art lover that combines sensitivity with quality--a quality of forms meticulously selected among different African cultures. It includes masks and reliquaries carved in Gabon, effigies and statuettes from Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, and astonishing objects from West Africa, from Mali to Cameroon, the Koro and Mossi peoples, the Ejagham and Ekoi in Nigeria, and the Gouro in the Ivory Coast. An extraordinary collection of artistic forms that well merits its place in the universal patrimony of art."--Publisher's website.
Author : H. J. Plenderleith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (845 download)
Download or read book The conservation of antiquities and works of art written by H. J. Plenderleith and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Onyema Offoedu-Okeke
Publisher : 5Continents
ISBN 13 : 9788874395477
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (954 download)
Download or read book Artists of Nigeria written by Onyema Offoedu-Okeke and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the development of modern Nigerian art, analyzing the achievements of leading artists while exploring arts movements within and surrounding the country throughout the past century, in a volume that includes coverage of the works of Olowere and Uche Okeke.
