African Masterpieces and Selected Works from Munich: The Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde
New York: The Center for African Art, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth, blue & color illus. dust jacket, maps on flyleaves, 425 pp. BW illustrations, with some color plates; weighs 3.75 lbs. VG (Slight edge wear to binding and dj.). Item #147740
ISBN: 0961458755
Issued in conjunction with an exhibition that featured 450 items. "The works ... represent a broad cross-section of sub-saharan African styles in an impressive array of materials including wood, bronze, ivory, gold and terracotta. The catalogue is arranged geographically into culture areas that share enviromental, linguistic, cultural, historical and artistic conditions: the Western Sudan, the Guinea Coast, Cameroon and Gabon, Central Africa, and Eastern and Southern Africa. Within the geographic divisions are thematic sub-sections including, for example, early archaeological discoveries, specific mask and figurative traditions, and metal technologies. Additionally, each object is discussed individually in terms of style, functon, and historical importance." (hardcover dj).
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