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The first volume in Prestel ’s exciting new World Art series presents outstanding masterpieces of African art. The selection of works represents the aesthetic achievements of numerous cultures throughout the continent of Africa. Each piece is presented on a double- page spread with high- quality reproductions and illuminating commentary.
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The art of Africa displays an astonishing variety of styles, techniques, and materials. Whether fashioned in gold, bronze, terracotta, or iron, carved in wood or woven in silk, the masterpieces presented in this volume are a testiment to consummate technical mastery. The volume reflects the enormous diversity of African art from culture to culture. Included here are works by the Fang, Congo, and Cuba peoples of Central Africa, Ethiopian shields, burial posts of Eastern Africa, bead works of Southern Africa, items of equipment carried by Nomadic peoples such as the Massai, rock paintings of the San, objects created by the peoples at the southern edge of the Sahara, such as the Tellem and Dogon, as well as works produced by the Northern cultures of the Tuareg and the Berbers. Egyption art will be treated in a separate volume of the series. The volume ’s historical coverage is equally extensive. Nigerian art, for example, is shown from its earliest highpoints with the Nok culture (6th century BCE) through Iife and the art of the Kingdom of Benin right up to the present day Yoruba.
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Dr. Peter Stepan is an art historian specializing in non- Western art and photography. He is the author of Prestel ’s Icons of Photography and Photos that Changed the World.
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- PublisherPrestel Pub
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 3791325809
- ISBN 13 9783791325804
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages128
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