ISBN:
9781107021662
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9781108431040
Language:
English
Pages:
xxiii, 574 Seiten
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zum Teil farbige Illustrationen, Karten
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27 cm
DDC:
730.96692801
Keywords:
Art, Yoruba History
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Art, Yoruba Political aspects
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Art and society
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Creative ability in technology
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Ife (Nigeria) Civilization
;
Ife (Nigeria) Antiquities
;
Nigeria
;
Ife
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Kunst
;
Gesellschaft
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Kreativität
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Geschichte 1300-1399
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: art, risk, and creativity. Art, risk, and identity. Art making : artists, subjects, technologies and mediaExperiencing art : sight, site, and perspectives of viewing -- If looks could kill : aesthetics and political expression -- Embedding identity : marking the Ife body. Politics, representation, and regalia. A gallery of portrait heads : political art -- Animal avatars : art, identity and the natural world -- Crowning glory : the art and politics of headgear -- Battling with symbols : scepters, staffs, and seats.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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