The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays. They also present fascinating case studies of the pioneering collectors, including such major figures as Frobenius and Torday, discuss the complex and sensitive issues involved in the business of "collecting," and consider how these objects were used in the invention of Africa by the West.
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"With an excellent introduction which creates a tight framework for what follows, the book adds up to an important contribution to our knowledge of early encounters between Africans and Westerners mediated through art. Each article enriches our knowledge of the subject and of the various subtexts--racial, colonial, economic--that underlay these encounters." Journal of Anthropological Research
"A collection with unusual unity, thanks to articles that were carefully selected and edited." American Anthropologist
"A collection with unusual unity, thanks to articles that were carefully selected and edited." American Anthropologist
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The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo towards the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays. They also present fascinating case-studies of the pioneering collectors, including such major figures as Frobenius and Torday, discuss the complex and sensitive issues involved in the business of 'collecting', and considers how these objects were used in the invention of Africa by the west.
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When the papers in this volume were presented at the American Museum of Natural History late in 1990, a discussant commented that "one of the nice things about studying African art is that we are all so ill at ease doing it." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ethnographic stuff, anthropomorphic art, ethnographic collecting, ethnology exhibits, figurative pieces, figurative art, ethnographic artifacts, iconographic conventions, ethnographic objects, zoological specimens, collecting objects, king figures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Museum, Congo Free State, United States, American Museum of Natural History, Emil Torday, Herbert Ward, New York, Herbert Lang, Compagnie du Kasai, King Mbunza, Frederick Starr, National Museum, World War, Belgian Congo, Georg Schweinfurth, Upper Uele, William Sheppard, Sir Harry Johnston, King Leopold, Leo Frobenius, Royal Academy, Smithsonian Institution, Walter Hough, Emin Pasha, Force Publique New!
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When the papers in this volume were presented at the American Museum of Natural History late in 1990, a discussant commented that "one of the nice things about studying African art is that we are all so ill at ease doing it." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ethnographic stuff, anthropomorphic art, ethnographic collecting, ethnology exhibits, figurative pieces, figurative art, ethnographic artifacts, iconographic conventions, ethnographic objects, zoological specimens, collecting objects, king figures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Museum, Congo Free State, United States, American Museum of Natural History, Emil Torday, Herbert Ward, New York, Herbert Lang, Compagnie du Kasai, King Mbunza, Frederick Starr, National Museum, World War, Belgian Congo, Georg Schweinfurth, Upper Uele, William Sheppard, Sir Harry Johnston, King Leopold, Leo Frobenius, Royal Academy, Smithsonian Institution, Walter Hough, Emin Pasha, Force Publique New!
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- African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire (American Museum of Natural History) by Enid Schildkrout on 5 pages
- Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad on 4 pages
- Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad on 4 pages
- Africa: The Art of a Continent (African Art) by Tom Phillips on page 35, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Anthropology of Art by Robert Layton on page 217, and Back Matter
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- Mistaking Africa: Curiosities And Inventions Of The American Mind by Curt Keim in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- In & Out of Focus by Christraud M Geary in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960 by Christraud M. Geary in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Museums and Source Communities: A Routledge Reader by Alison K. Brown in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Art History and Its Institutions: The Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Mansfield on page 145
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