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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.
Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly
recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous
visual traditions. These thoughtful, engaging essays provide a
comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of
tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world:
Africa, Oceania, and North America. Ranging broadly historically
and geographically, "Unpacking Culture" is the first collection to
bring together substantial case studies on this topic from around
the world.
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