Most of the books published by Fowler have hundred of pages, and are scholarly from a very good level of knowledge, but stay enjoyable for the African Art collectors with good quality photography in most of them.

Most of them are priced reasonably, click the links to see if the books are still available at Amazon and the price.

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Fowler Museum at UCLA One of the largest and finest in the United States, and one of the top twenty
  African collections worldwide, this collection offers a superb representation of the arts of many African
  nations, including objects from Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  (formerly Zaire), Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa. and the The Rubin Collection (West Africa)

   Fowler Museum at UCLA
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Visions of Africa : The Jerome L Joss Collection of African Art at UCLA (Paperback)

164 pages, published in 1994, but still a good read with fine objects from the L. Joss collection

Sleeping Beauties: The Jerome L. Joss Collection of African Headrests at UCLA (Paperback) 215 pages of pure joy for the neckrest collectors with 91 color and 106 black and white photographs.

The event took place at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA in 1993, and this catalogue shows plenty of neckrest masterpieces, very good pictures .

Turn Up the Volume!: A Celebration of African Music ~ Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje, a professor of ethnomusicology at UCLA.

This volume celebrates the rich and varied musical heritage of Africa. In the first of two parts, "Music in African Life," eight prominent ethnomusicologists contribute essays ranging from Gerhard Kubikís seminal study of the lamellophone to Cynthia Tse Kimberlinís examination of musical change and adaptation in Ethiopia during the 1990s. Part two, "Africa and the Diaspora: Cross-Cultural Influences," features ten essays tracing the legacy of African traditions in the Americas, as well as elaborating on connections with music of the Arab Gulf. The essays are amply illustrated and are followed by full-color illustrations of African musical instruments.

Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity ~ Doran H. Ross, former director of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Ways of the Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta ~ Martha G. Anderson "... to find such quality publishing , and such remarkable illustrations, at such modest prices is a rare treat. Libraries should pounce."-Leeds African Studies Bulletin, No. 66 2004

Anderson (Wild Spirits, Strong Medicine) and Peek (African Divination Systems) present an excellent collection of some 25 scholarly essays with 448 illustrations (376 in color), published in conjunction with an exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum. This volume serves as more than an exhibit catalog, providing an anthropological exploration of the relationship between the art and rituals of this region of Africa and its water-focused environment. As the text demonstrates, the diverse ethnic groups living in the Niger Delta have long participated in a vibrant and widespread exchange of ideas and art forms, both among one another and with Western nations, because of the region's culture of trade and travel. The essays are generously illustrated with color photographs of artifacts and ceremonial activity from the groups defined by these languages: Ijo, Isoko/Urbhbo, Itsekiri, and Ogoni. The book lacks an index but includes an appendix detailing language relationships in the delta. Appropriate for most academic and larger public libraries.
Nancy B. Turner, Syracuse Univ. Lib., NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Crowning Achievements: African Arts of Dressing the Head ~ Mary Jo Arnoldi

This volume explores the cultural history and lore of African headwear - from spectacular hats for special events to informal everyday examples - and the vital role such headwear plays in reinforcing societal norms, announcing important rituals, recalling historical events, and celebrating an individual's achievements. The human head is traditionally held by African cultures to be the seat of individual power, spirit, and intelligence. Through this examination of African headwear, notions of status and accumulation in the Lega and Kuba societies are compared, and connections between Africa and the Americas are explored. The history, manufacturing technology, symbolism, and provenance of 12 hats are examined in depth. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book on African Headdress

Marks of Civilization ~ Arnold Rubin Body piercing, scarification, tattooing for thousands of years decorative alteration of the human body has been invested with profound cultural and social meaning. This remarkable collection of essays, photographs, and drawings focuses on the many and diverse ways that human beings have permanently decorated their bodies. Marks of Civilization grew out of a symposium entitled "Art of the Body" held at the University of California, Los Angeles in the early 1980s. Contributors encompass the fields of anthropology, sociology, art history, archaeology, and folklore. The geographical and historical perspectives are from Europe and Euro- America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Pacific Basin (Asia, Oceania, and Native America). The book's text and photographs acknowledge body art as a meaningful part of human behavior. What dominates throughout is the recognition of artistic potency, mysterious or commonplace, that is a part of marking the body.

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Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture ~ Doran H. Ross Deputy Director and Curator of African Collections at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History. 415 pages This is an extensive work. Great Illustrations and photographs. For the serious collector and examiner.

Art of the Lega; UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. unavailable

Sotheby's Property from the Fowler Museum: Sold for the Benefit of the University of California, Los Angeles. Feb. 14-16 1985; Sale #5297. ~ Sotheby's

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