Art and Crafts in Africa: Everyday Life, Rituals and Court Art

by Laure Meyer

Book Overview

The beautiful African objects presented in this book bear witness to the diverse esthetic and technical accomplishments of more than 100 African tribes, revealing the innate beauty of simple objects... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2879390982
• ISBN13: 9782879390987
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Vilo International
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.6" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

A gem for lovers of African art

I found this book in Kampala, Uganda at the start of a binge of collecting Congolese artifacts and fell in love at first sight. The pictures are vibrant (if not always well-labeled) and the text tries to explain the significance of the art in the African context, rather than serve to merely catalogue the tribe, the owner, etc. It certainly helped me to love it that much of what people offered to me for sale was discussed and/or pictured in the book. It goes arm-in-arm with it's companion "Black Africa : Masks Sculpture Jewelry"