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Ben-Amos, Paula G.

The Art of Benin. Revised Edition. Publ. for the Trustees of the British Museum .

British Museum Press - London, 1995.,

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ISBN
0714125202
Autore
Ben-Amos, Paula G.
Editori
British Museum Press, London, 1995.
Formato
128 S.; zahlr. Illustr.; 24,5 cm; kart.
Soggetto
Benin, Bildende Kunst, Ausstellung, British Museum, Kunstgeschichte Afrika
Sovracoperta
No
Lingue
Tedesco
Copia autografata
No
Prima edizione
No

Descrizione

Gutes Ex., Einband minimal berieben. - Englisch. - With 40 colour and 60 black and white illustrations. / Paula Girshick Ben-Amos is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Indiana University. She has been conducting research in Benin since 1966 and has published books and articles on Benin art. . In this revised and updated edition of The Art of Benin, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos explains the role played by art in every aspect of Benin life: at the court, in private homes, in the urban capital and in the villages. Drawing on oral traditions, archaeological discoveries, travellers' accounts going back to the sixteenth century and her own research in Nigeria she describes how the ancient art of Benin emerged under the patronage of successive obas (kings). Social, political and religious innovations brought about developments in style, and ideas and motifs from neighbouring African peoples and from Europe were absorbed over time without changing the essential character of one of the world's most exciting and vibrant art traditions. (Verlagstext) / INHALT : Acknowledgements ---- Preface to Second Edition ---- Introduction ---- Art, History and Politics ---- Art, Belief and Ritual ---- Notes ---- Bibliography ---- Photo Acknowledgements ---- Index. ISBN 0714125202