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Africa : Art And Culture : Masterpieces Of African Art, Ethnological Museum, Berlin

  • Africa : Art And Culture : Masterpieces Of African Art,  Ethnological Museum, Berlin
  • Attribution

    edited by Hans-Joachim Koloss
  • Publication Details

    Book, Prestel, 2002
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     OVERSIZE (UPPER)  N7380.5 .A339 2002  AVAILABLE

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  • Description

    One of the leading collections of African art in the world, the African collection at Berlin?s Ethnological Museum contains important masterpieces from many different regions of the continent. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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    • "One of the leading collections of African art in the world, the Africa Collection at Berlin’s Ethnological Museum contains unique groups of objects such as the Ife terra-cotta sculptures (excavated by Leo Frobenius), rare Benin bronzes, masterpieces from the Cameroon Grasslands, Gabun, and the Lower Congo, and East African sculptures and masks." "Africa: Art and Culture examines the highlights in this incomparable collection. A team of international scholars analyzes the 200 objects selected, placing them within the cultural and historical contexts of the different regions, and provides an insight into the ways European and African art have traded influences over the centuries. The result is an overview of African art, which reflects recent research, while providing a stunning presentation of masterpieces from the unique Africa Collection at the Ethnological Museum in Berlin."–BOOK JACKET
    • Translated from the German
  • Contents

    • Traditions of African Art: Ethnological Research and Aesthetic Judgements / Hans-Joachim Koloss
    • Ife / Frank Willett
    • Benin / Frank Willett
    • Afro-Portuguese Ivories and Ivories from Ancient Owo / Ezio Bassani
    • West Africa / Christopher Roy
    • The Cameroon Grasslands / Hans-Joachim Koloss
    • Congo / Hans-Joachim Koloss
    • Congo / Robert Farris Thompson
    • Congo / Mary Nooter Roberts
    • East Africa / William J. Dewey
  • ISBN

    • 3791327720
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