With examples from every region of the continent, "Handmade in
Africa" demonstrates the wide variety of African art. The splendid
art of the African peoples occupies an unusual place in the concert
of world cultures. It is anything but 'primitive', being
characterized rather by a highly developed sense of design -
whether it's masks, ancestral figures, ceramics, basketry,
metalwork, or weapons. The items in this volume, mostly datable
only with difficulty, start with a sculptured head from Nigeria,
which may be as old as the 12th century, and extend from a
15th/16th-century salt container from Sierra Leone to the 19th and
20th centuries, to which most of the extant artworks belong.With
examples from every region of the continent - from Mali, Democratic
Republic of Congo, and the Republic of Congo as well as a dozen
other countries including Madagascar and South Africa - this book
demonstrates the wide variety of African art, describing the social
and religious background without which this art, which today is
increasingly threatened with extinction, could not be understood.
Each book in Taschen's "Basic Genre Series" features: a detailed
introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of
the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.)
that took place during the time period and a selection of the most
important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread
with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a
description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the
artist as well as additional information such as a reference work,
portrait of the artist, and/or citations.
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