The Tribal Arts of Africa
The Tribal Arts of Africa displays and defines the marvelous achievements of thousands of years of black African creative endeavor. All the objects included here were made by Africans for their own use, hand-crafted from the beginning of the first millennium to the early twentieth century, before the commercial production of art aimed at the tourist trade. Jean-Baptiste Bacquart has divided sub-Saharan Africa into forty-nine cultural areas. Each section studies the most important tribe in the...
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Tribal Arts of Africa reveals and portrays the marvelous achievements of black African artists over thousands of years. The earliest pieces date from the beginning of the first millennium, the most recent from the early 20th century before the commercial production of art for the tourist trade. All were made by Africans for their own use.Houston ChronicleSeductive....The selected objects are carefully reproduced to enhance salient qualities.
Introduction8IThe Coast of West Africa16Baga20Sapi-Grebo24The Lagoon Regions28Asante32Dan36Guro-Yaure40Bete-Gere44Baule48IIInland West Africa52Djenne56Dogon60Bambara64Lobi-Mossi68Senufo72IIINigeria and Cameroon76Nok80Benin84The Benue Area of Nigeria88The Niger River Delta92Inland Nigeria96Yoruba100Cameroon104The Grassland of Cameroon108IVGabon and Zaire112Punu116Kota120Fang124Kongo128Teke132Middle Lualaba River Area136Mangbetu140Mbole144Lega148Bembe152Luba156Hemba160Tabwa164Songye168Kuba172Pende176Lulua180Yaka184Tchokwe188VEast and South Africa192Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi196Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe200Madagascar204Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia208The Coast of Tanzania212The North-Eastern Regions of Tanzania216The Central-Western Regions of Tanzania220The Western Regions of Tanzania224South Africa, Namibia, Botswana228Bibliography232Major museums233Major dealers236Glossary237Photographic credits238Index239
\ Black Issues Book ReviewMasterfully presents dynamic color photos of all the major object types.\ \ \ \ \ ChoiceEvery library must have this...[an] authenticity of information unavailable in any other single volume on African tribal art.\ \ \ Houston ChronicleSeductive....The selected objects are carefully reproduced to enhance salient qualities.\ \ \ \ \ USA TodayAn excellent introduction to African art.\ \
