The Horse Rider in African Art

by George Chemeche

Horses are very rare in Africa. The few to be found west of Sudan, from the lands of the Sahara and Sahel down to the fringes of the tropical forests, belong to the king, the chief warrior and to notable persons. Due to the dense humidity of the tropical rainforest and the deadly tsetse fly, only restricted numbers of horses survive. And yet rider and mount sculptures are common among the Dogon, Djenne, Bamana, Senufo and the Yoruba people. The Akan-Asante...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851496343
• ISBN13: 9781851496341
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Acc Art Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 4.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.5" x 11.4"