This
books contains 800 small images from all types of African art, maps and
explanations on the use of them.
If you must own one book I would say buy this one, it is very easy to put
names on unidentified carving from whole Africa with only this book.
When I participate at a Fair I always take this book with me, because it
helps me people to show on the map the tribes, and also related objects from
the same tribe.
USA Today, Deirdre Donahue
The layout is particularly interesting because it intersperses dramatic color
photographs with small black-and-white photographs and text about the art, the
tribes and the traditions. Written by the former head of the tribal arts
department at Sotheby's, the book is an excellent introduction to African art
created before 1920.
Choice
"Every library must have this...[an] authenticity of information
unavailable in any other single volume on African tribal art."
5.0 out of 5
starsAn encyclopaedic
work, by Pieter
"Toypom"
(Johannesburg)
This beautiful book on the art of Africa south of the Sahara explores 49
cultural areas as regards their artistic production and their political and
social structures. The 49 areas are broadly divided under sections for the coast
of West Africa; inland West Africa; Nigeria and Cameroon; Gabon and Zaire; and
Eastern and Southern Africa.
Each section has its own bibliography. The book includes 865 illustrations of
which a least 195 are full color photographs. There are also many maps of the
areas under study. The reference section at the end encompasses a further
bibliography, lists of major museums and major dealers in African art, a
glossary and an index.
The book is a masterpiece that makes accessible the entire panoply of black
African tribal arts from the first millennium to the end of the nineteenth
century. It is an indispensable reference source for the serious collector and a
beautiful encyclopaedia for any art lover.
David Norden is a private African art
dealer since 1992 who specializes in important works of art from African and
ancient cultures.
The artifacts, which are offered to discerning collectors, dealers and to public
institutions, are selected for their rarity, provenance and distinctive
aesthetic quality at competitive prices.
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Read some client Testimonials...The
Mende Bundu helmet is a significant addition to my collection,
and settled in the moment you placed it on my table, it wasn't going to leave my
house from that moment !Chris
Wild