Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa
Washington, DC: National Museum of African Art / Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989. Softcover. Black illustrated wraps. 208 pp., 200+ color and bw plates. VG. Item #133057
ISBN: 0874743214
"Cole discusses such diverse works as ancient rock paintings and engravings, archaeological bronzes and terra-cottas, wooden shrine sculptures, miniature metal castings, public monuments in clay or cement, shop signs, gold and ivory political emblems, and modern glass paintings. [This book] is both a noteworthy contribution to scholarship and a compelling introduction to the vitality, richness, and history of African art." (back cover).
Price: $29.97
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