ISBN:
9780990762669
Language:
English
Pages:
510 Seiten
,
29 cm
DDC:
739.4096
Keywords:
Schmiedekunst
;
Schmiedehandwerk
;
Afrika
;
Blacksmiths / Africa / Exhibitions
;
Artist-blacksmiths / Africa / Exhibitions
;
Art metal-work / Africa / Exhibitions
;
Ironwork / Africa / Exhibitions
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Art metal-work
;
Artist-blacksmiths
;
Blacksmiths
;
Ironwork
;
Africa
;
Exhibition catalogs
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Ausstellungskatalog Fowler Museum at UCLA 03.06.-30.12.2018
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Ausstellungskatalog Fowler Museum at UCLA 03.06.2018-30.12.2018
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Ausstellungskatalog National Museum of African Art 17.04.2019-20.10.2019
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Ausstellungskatalog Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac 19.11.2019-29.03.2020
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Afrika
;
Schmiedekunst
;
Schmiedehandwerk
Abstract:
"The collection of scholarly essays 'Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths' accompanies an international traveling exhibition of the same title organized by the Fowler Museum at UCLA. For more than two millennia, ironworking has shaped African cultures in the most fundamental ways. 'Striking Iron' reveals the history of invention and technical sophistication that led African blacksmiths to transform one of Earth's most basic natural resources into objects of life-changing utility, empowerment, prestige, spiritual potency, and astonishing artistry. The contributions of diverse scholars examine how blacksmiths' virtuosic works can harness the powers of the natural and spiritual worlds, effect change and ensure protection, prestige, and status, assist with life's challenges and transitions, and enhance the efficacies of sacred acts such as ancestor veneration, healing, fertility, and prophecy. The publication features full-color photographic reproductions of over 225 artworks from across the African continent, focusing on the region south of the Sahara and covering a time period spanning early archaeological evidence to the present day. These works include blades, currencies, diverse musical instruments, body adornments, ritual accoutrements, tools, weapons, and other important iron objects. Following its presentation at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles the exhibition 'Striking Iron' travels to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, Washington D.C., and the Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris"--Provided by publisher
Note:
"Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, June 3-December 30, 2018; the Smithsonian Museum's National Museum of African Art, April 17-October 20, 2019; and Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris, November 19, 2019-March 29, 2020" (Seite 510)
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