ISBN:
0226115755
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XI, 181 S.
,
zahlr. Ill., Kt.
Originaltitel:
Arts de cour en Afrique noire
DDC:
709/.67
Schlagwort(e):
Beeldende kunsten
;
Vorstenhoven
;
Kunst
;
Art and state
;
Art, Black
;
Narrative art
;
Symbolism in art
;
Höfische Kunst
;
Plastik
;
Africa, Sub-Saharan Kings and rulers
;
Art patronage
;
Africa, Sub-saharan Court and courtiers
;
Portraits
;
Subsaharisches Afrika
;
Subsaharisches Afrika
;
Höfische Kunst
;
Plastik
Kurzfassung:
In this work, anthropologist Michele Coquet presents the power and the brilliance of African court art. Grounding her analysis in the social and historical context of traditional royalty systems, Coquet examines the diverse roles played by artisans, nobles, and kings in the production and use of royal objects. From the precolonial kingdoms of the Edo and the Yoruba, the Ashanti and the Igbo, Coquet reconstructs the essential cultural connections between art, representation, and sovereignty.
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