ISBN:
0810927055
Language:
English
Pages:
272 S.
,
zahlr. Ill.
Series Statement:
Perspectives
DDC:
709.6
Keywords:
Art, Black Africa, Sub-Saharan
;
Ethnic art Africa, Sub-Saharan
;
Art, Black
;
Ethnic art
;
Afrika
;
Kunst
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : paradoxes of rule -- The Benin kingdom : politics, religion, and natural order -- Yoruba and Dahomey : divine authority and the arts of royal history -- The Asante kingdom : the golden ages of Ghana -- Cameroon grasslands : royal art patronage in contexts of change -- Kongo and Kuba : the art of rulership display -- Conclusion : the continuing vitality of Africa's courtly arts.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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