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Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Prestel Publishing
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Language: en
Pages: 268
Pages: 268
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-11 - Publisher: McFarland
For at least 20,000 years, masking has been a mark of cultural evolution and an indication of magical-religious sophistication in society. This book provides a
Language: en
Pages: 332
Pages: 332
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The spectacular beauty of African sculpture is readily apparent. Much less understood are the contexts in which they were created. Who are they artists, what is
Language: en
Pages: 171
Pages: 171
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-06 - Publisher: McFarland
The art of sub-Saharan Africa reveals the marvelous achievements of unknown artists over thousands of years. Their aesthetic ideal finds form in wood, ivory, fa
Language: en
Pages: 160
Pages: 160
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Prestel Publishing
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