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Explores the history, iconography, and function of pre-colonial royal art of the Benin Kingdom (Nigeria), including color images of bronzes, ivories, and wood carvings.

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5 continents
Language
English
Pages
129

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Subjects
Bini Art, Art metal-work, Antiquities, Arts du métal, Beninese Art, Sculpture, History, Beninese Sculpture
Places
Nigeria, Benin City, Benin (Kingdom), Bénin (Royaume), Africa

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Table of Contents

Art and history of the Benin Kingdom
Introduction
History and memory
Art for the royal palace
Glorious heroes and foreign visitors
Sumptuous palace ceremonies
The ruling structure
Royal guilds and artist workshops
Altars and deities
The significance of Benin art in African art history
Plates
Plate captions.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-129).

Text in English.

Published in
Milano
Series
Visions of Africa, Visions d'Afrique

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
730.96683
Library of Congress
N7399.N5 P53 2010, N7399.D3 P59 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
129 pages, 54 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
129

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL39197907M
Internet Archive
benin0000plan
ISBN 10
8874394098, 8874394101
ISBN 13
9788874394098, 9788874394104
OCLC/WorldCat
681706420, 696425800

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