art, african

Showcases African art from the collection of the British Museum, examining objects from each of five regions, with commentaries by historians, anthropologists, curators, artists, and scholars.

Presents twenty-four color reproductions of pieces from seven influential African artists and seven African-American artists that explore issues of identity while expressing beauty.

Describes the clothing, personal ornaments, household goods, religious and ceremonial objects, hunting implements, and other items of ancient and modern Africa which, though largely functional comprise the major portion of the continent's art.

A selection of 48 images from African art. Includes commentaries and an introduction.

Presents 100 color photographs of artwork from Africa, organized into seven geographical areas, and includes essays discussing various aspects of African art.

Examines the entire range of Black African art from aesthetic and ethnological points of view, discussing the origins and aims of the work, and looking at the factors the influenced the creation of the masks, pottery, jewelry, and sculpture of the African people.

Explains the importance of reappraising African Art within its own cultural context.

Analyzes the art of the most important tribe in each of forty-nine cultural areas of Africa south of the Sahara, covering a period that ranges from the beginning of the first millennium to the end of the twentieth century, and includes information about the social and political structure of each group.