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The Lower Niger bronzes : beyond Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin / Philip M. Peek

Peek, Philip M. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

New York ; London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2021

xvi, 225 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karte

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references

Erscheint auch als: The Lower Niger bronzes / Peek, Philip M. [GNDNR:1220389986] (Online-Ausgabe)

978-0-367-52907-9 (paperback); 978-0-367-85984-8 (hardback)

978-1-003-01622-9 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2020011161

OCoLC: 1226559702     

LC 93525      Ähnliche Literatur

NK7989.6.N5

739.27/8

Basisklassifikation: 20.52 (Afrikanische Kunst)

*Nigeria (Süd) ; Königreich Benin ; Ife ; Ibo <Volk> ; Bronzeplastik      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Bronzes -- Nigeria, Southern -- History ; Precision casting -- Nigeria, Southern -- History ; Bronzes -- Nigeria, Southern -- Themes, motives

"This book demonstrates that copper alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek's research provides a critical context for the better known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes, which we know number in the thousands, are of subjects not found elsewhere, such as leopard skull replicas, grotesque bell heads, ritual objects, and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, African studies, African history, and anthropology"--