Early art and architecture of Africa / Peter Garlake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garlake, Peter S.

Contributor:

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Series:

Oxford history of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, African.

Physical Description:

214 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This new history of over 5,000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Garlake focuses on seven key regions--southern Africa, Nubia, Aksum, the Niger River, West Africa, Great Zimbabwe, and the East African coast--treating each in detail and setting them in their social and historical context. Garlake is long familiar with and has extensive practical experience of both the archaeology and the art history of Africa. Using the latest research and archaeological findings, he offers exciting new insights into the works native to these areas, and he also puts forth new interpretations of several key cultures and monuments. Acknowledging the universal allure of the African art object, this stunning book helps us to understand more about the ways in which this art was produced, used, and received.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Rock Art of Southern Africa 29

Chapter 3 Nubia 51

Chapter 4 Aksum 73

Chapter 5 The Niger River 97

Chapter 6 West African Forests 117

Chapter 7 Great Zimbabwe and the Southern African Interior 141

Chapter 8 The East African Coast 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

0192842617

OCLC:

48753840