Les Métaux précieux dans l'Art d'Afrique noire
Author(s) | Laure Meyer | ||
Editor | Sepia | Place | Saint-Maur |
Year | 1998 | Pages | 176 |
Measure | 24X30 (cm) | Illustration | 153 ill. di cui 114 a colori n.t. |
Binding | cart. edit. sovracc. ill. | Conservazione | |
Language | Weight | 1500 (gr) | |
ISBN | 2842800192 | EAN-13 | 9782842800192 |
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Testo in francese.
Gold has an immense importance for the craft of smithing in Africa.
Worn as marks of honour or on festive occasions, these amulets, weapons, crowns and adornments are deeply entangled with the tradition of african tribes.
An accessible text, accompanied by numerous large-scale illustrations this book presents an extensive introduction in history, production, origin and the symbolic meaning of these items. (CA)
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