The Sculpture of Africa
NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1958. Hardcover. Rust and black cloth. Glossy yellow dust jacket with bw illus.. 256 pp. with 405 bw photographs. Map end papers. Oversize. Good+/Fair (a nice, clean copy with just general shelf wear; art museum ex-lib. copy with book plate, pocket, bar code, and stamp. Sticker on dj spine. Dj is badly torn at edges.). Item #133115
A massive book of stunning sculptures, photographed by the iconic photographer, Elio Elisofon. With a preface by Ralph Linton on 'Primitive' Art and the text, including an introductory essay on the sculpture of Africa, by William Fagg, ethnologist and historian of tribal art. Included are the areas of Western Sudan, The Guinea Coast, and The Congo, with sculptures from each of the ethnic "tribes" of the areas pictured and explained. With bibliographical notes and lists of illustrations and collections.
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