African Art in Transit (Paperback)

Based on extensive research in West Africa, Christopher Steiner's book presents a richly detailed description of the economic networks that transfer art objects from their site of use and production in Africa to their point of consumption in art galleries and shops throughout Europe and America. In the course of this fascinating transcultural journey, African art acquires different meanings. It means one thing to the rural villagers who create and still use it in ritual and performance, another to the Muslim traders who barter and resell it, and something else to the buyers and collectors in the West who purchase it for investment and display it in their homes.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Christopher B. Steiner
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-45752-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Folk art Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International trade > General
LSN:	0-521-45752-1
Barcode:	9780521457521

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