Africa Art and Culture: Ethnological Museum, Berlin [Hardcover]

Hans-Joachim Koloss (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2002 | ISBN-10: 3791327720 | ISBN-13: 978-3791327723

The African collection at Berlin's Ethnological Museum contains important masterpieces from many different regions of the continent. This volume includes more than 200 colour and black-and-white reproductions of masks, ceremonial figures, musical instruments, and objects of everyday life from throughout Africa. Among the jewels in the museum are the Ife Collection from Nigeria; rare Benin bronzes; Afro-Portuguese ivories; magical figures from the Lower Congo and a host of East African sculpture and masks that have gained increasing attention through the years. Essays by ethnologists supply cultural and historical information on each region, as well as insights into the ways European and African art have traded influences over the centuries.

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From the Publisher

This stunning book includes more than two hundred color and black-and-white reproductions of masks, ceremonial figures, musical instruments, and objects of everyday life from throughout Africa. Among the jewels in the museum are the Ife Collection from Nigeria; rare Benin bronzes; Afro-Portuguese ivories; magical figures from the Lower Congo and a host of East African sculpture and masks that have gained increasing attention in recent years. Essays by leading ethnologists supply important cultural and historical information on each region, as well as fascinating insights into the ways European and African art have traded influences over the centuries.

About the Author

Hans-Joachim Koloss was curator of the African Collection of Berlin’s Ethnological Museum between 1985 and 2001, during which time he directed the installation of the new permanent display. In addition, Dr. Koloss is renowned for his fieldwork on the Kingdom of Oku in Cameroon. He lives in Berlin, Germany.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3791327720
• ISBN-13: 978-3791327723
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,118,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From the Ethnographic Museum., September 6, 2006

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tea (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Africa Art and Culture: Ethnological Museum, Berlin (Hardcover)

A large heavy book with lots of nice pictures. A survey of art from central and western Africa in the Berlin Ethnographic Museum. Some works were stolen, some purchased. It goes into some details about the meanings behind the symbols and the cultures who created them. The meanings of some symbols have been lost, but it's still a good introduction to the region.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Art And Culture, March 8, 2006

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Floyd Joseph Rudd - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Africa Art and Culture: Ethnological Museum, Berlin (Hardcover)

Page 235 was missing from the publication but, I had two page 234's!!!