ARTS OF NIGERIA
Subtitle: African Art Museum Collection and Oceania
Authors: MARTIN J.-H. / EYO E. / ABIODUN R. / FEAU E.
Material Type: Exhibition Catalogue. Museum of Arts of Africa and Oceania, Paris: April 22 to August 18, 1997
Publisher: National Museums, Paris, 1997. Paperback, 4to, size: 23 x 30 cm, ISBN 2-7118-3522-7
Content: 318 p, 1 ill. b / w, 338 b / w photos, 72 Color photos., 4 maps, biblio., list of works referenced
Additional information: Catalogue exhausted become rare and sought after by collectors for its subject and complements study the arts of Nigeria.
State of the work: Very good condition
Description
Two hundred seventy-six pieces of the famous Nigerian Barbier-Mueller collection in Geneva were acquired in 1996 and 1997 by France, to the Museum of Arts of Africa and Oceania. This catalog presents this exceptional collection as well as a summary of the work of study and research of twenty-eight authors gathered around the archaeologist Frank Willet and Epko Eyo, former Director of Nigerian antiquities Cooked lands Nok civilization, which remains to this day the most ancient culture of the age of the West African iron, the famous Ife civilization, the bronzes of the kingdom of Benin, traditions masked the Igbo country and the Cross River, refined sculptural art of the Yoruba, much richer expressions of invention and meanings are represented in this book.
Additional information
| Weight | 1580 g |
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| Dimensions | 23 × 30 cm |
