The Lower Niger Bronzes
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Author | : Philip M. Peek |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2020-07-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1000096912 |
This book demonstrates that copper-alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek’s research provides a critical context for the better-known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available, contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes, which we know number in the thousands, are of subjects not found elsewhere, such as leopard skull replicas, grotesque bell heads, ritual objects, and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, African studies, African history, and anthropology.
Author | : Philip M. Peek |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2020-07-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1000096874 |
This book demonstrates that copper-alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek’s research provides a critical context for the better-known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available, contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes, which we know number in the thousands, are of subjects not found elsewhere, such as leopard skull replicas, grotesque bell heads, ritual objects, and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, African studies, African history, and anthropology.
Author | : Marie-Thérèse Brincard |
Publisher | : Interbook, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Art |
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Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1987 |
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Author | : College Art Association of America. Meeting |
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Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : Herman Burssens |
Publisher | : Quo Vadis |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Art |
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"In Africa, the materials that are used to make objects of daily and ritual life are profoundly significant. Material is meaning. Material Differences: Art and Identity in Africa examines the different layers of meaning inherent in the material of each object. Many African cultures believe that mineral and organic materials contain supernatural powers that are associated with protection, healing or with leadership. Some of these materials-wood, ivory, stone, clay, or metals such as iron, copper alloys, and gold-are laden with symbolic significance. The exhibition and this publication investigate the numerous factors that lead to the choice of specific materials in the creation of works of art in sub-Saharan Africa." --Google Books.
Author | : William Buller Fagg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Art, Nigerian |
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Author | : Margaret Trowell |
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Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
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Author | : Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co |
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Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Art |
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