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Art of Africa

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get this book! it holds the most comprehensive collection of photographs for African sculptures and mask's the photos are very impressive many are in a fool page format annotation are well organized and portray origins and history of the "art" pieces.

This book is hard to come by, but it is worth it if you want the most comprehensive and detailed encyclopedia of tribal African art. There are over 1,000 photos in this oversize 620 page epic overview. You will never tire studying this book. Get one if you can. If you can get one for $200 or less you have really succeeded. Mine was hand carried by a friend who found one in NYC that was located for him by an African art dealer there. Lots of the photos are full color, and large. The book gives an overview of the art, a comparison of aesthetics, and breaks down the types and styles by analysis of every feature you can imagine, and does so in an inspired way. Part Two looks at the art by region where you see the similarities and contrasts of tribes within a geographically relevant part Africa. This is a hard book to put down...every time.

Over the past 15 years or so, I have become an avid African arts enthusiasts, especially relating to reference material.
Several books I own have are informative and assisted with insights, but this publications is more like a comprehensive
dictionary [or encyclopedia] of African arts than anything else.

It was a reference standard when published, and will certainly remain an epoch publication for years to follow.