The Art of Black Africa. (Ohne Autor; Jahr u. Verlag).

Gutes Exemplar; Einband stw. etwas nachgedunkelt. - Text in Englisch. - Unikat (?). - Typoskript / A4-Seiten mit einigen Illustrationen. - Aus dem Vorbesitz von H. J. Kolo� V�lkerkundemuseum Berlin. - Eventuell Manuskript f�r Buchdruck (?). - Die mitunter schwer zu erkennenden Illustr. zeigen: Female Half Figure Fetish; Ritual Standing Figure, Angola; Face Mask, Fang - u.a. // . In the XII century, the son of the Oni, Eweka, founded the Kingdom of Benin in Benin, and the town was chosen as the residence of the Oba, King of the Bini, who belong to the ethnic group of the Edo. Towards the end of the XIII century, the Oba asked the Oni of Ife to send him an artist specializing in bronze-casting. Igueba was sent to him, and he is still considered today the greatest bronze-caster of Benin. Benin art has left an exceptional testimony in bronze, terracotta, ivory, wood and iron. There have been many theories about this art; one of these attributes the technical and iconographical development to the influence of the Portuguese, who imported the raw materials, copper, in the form of armbands called "manillas", which the Portuguese merchants traded for slaves. The bronze plagues which clad the Oba 's palace appear to have been of a size copied from the pages of Portuguese books illustrated with vrints. Furthermore. the bronze plagues were made between the XVI and the XVII century, and the arrival of the Portuguese in Benin was en 1472. Benin art is distinguished for its refinement of style and elegance, evident in the ivory masks, in the commemorative bronze heads of the Obas. in the enaraved ivoru tusks that surmounted them, in the portrayal of members of the court, such as flute-players, drummers, horsemen and Portuguese soldiers; and in animals like leopards, cocks and various birds. The classical period of Benin art can be dated frou the XVI to the XVIII century; the late period dates from the end of the XVIII century to the end of the XIX century. There is still a production of Benin art today, but with purely commercial aims; it has completely lost the style which marks true Benin Art. � (usf.)