A magnificent full-color book introducing a collection of traditional western Sub-Saharan African art.
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I would not recommend this book to anyone unless they want to see the Texas Tech collection or have some specific connection to it. There are better books on collections,and much better quality photographs and representative tribal pieces on the market than this. Having said that, there are some very nice pieces represented in the book, and if you plan to visit this museum or want a record of what you saw, this would be an excellent choice. Some of the pieces are quite nice, including Luba, Baule, Dogon and others. The photos could be much better (some are slightly out of focus, some are not presented as well as they could be), but you do get a good sense of the quality of the art.
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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In western sub-Saharan Africa and the western part of central Africa, there are broad environmental bands that follow an east-west pattern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mother with twins, antelope mask, seated male figure, buffalo mask, butterfly mask, hair arrangement, blackened wood, equestrian figure, permanent loan, antelope skin, cowrie shells, other masks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Burkina Faso, Museum of Texas Tech University, Niger River, Anita Glaze, Republic of Benin, Christopher Roy, Sierra Leone, Courtesy of John, Figures Fig, Ginna Bana, Gulf of Guinea, Marcel Griaule, Masks Fig New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
In western sub-Saharan Africa and the western part of central Africa, there are broad environmental bands that follow an east-west pattern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mother with twins, antelope mask, seated male figure, buffalo mask, butterfly mask, hair arrangement, blackened wood, equestrian figure, permanent loan, antelope skin, cowrie shells, other masks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Burkina Faso, Museum of Texas Tech University, Niger River, Anita Glaze, Republic of Benin, Christopher Roy, Sierra Leone, Courtesy of John, Figures Fig, Ginna Bana, Gulf of Guinea, Marcel Griaule, Masks Fig New!
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- Art and Death in a Senufo Village (Traditional arts of Africa) by Anita J. Glaze on 4 pages
- African Sculpture Speaks (Da Capo Paperback) by Ladislas Segy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- African Sculpture (African Art Art of Illustration) by Ladislas Segy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe on page 13, page 119, and Back Matter
- Wild Spirits, Strong Medicine: African Art and the Wilderness by Martha G. Anderson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection (No.10) by Terri Windling & Ellen Datlow in Front Matter
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