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Chanda, Jacqueline.
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Art, African.
Art, Black -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Symbolism in art.
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social life and customs.
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African arts & cultu...
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African arts & cultures / Jacqueline Chanda.
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Chanda, Jacqueline.
Worcester, Mass. : Davis Publications, c1993.
Subjects
Art, African.
Art, Black -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Symbolism in art.
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social life and customs.
ISBN:
0871922495
Series:
Davis arts & cultures series
Description:
vi, 134 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: Understanding African art -- Environment & people -- Art for life: Fertility -- Virility -- Art for personal power -- Divination -- Symbolic statues -- Art for Nature & society: Farming -- Social well-being -- Rites of passage: Initiation rites -- Boys' initiations -- Girls' initiations -- Death & the afterlife -- Court art: Thrones -- Portraits -- Royal adornment -- Musical instruments -- Special places: Sacred buildings -- Fabric of life: Printed & dyed cloth -- Embroidered & appliqué designs -- Art & commerce: Pottery -- Basketry -- Gold -- Tourist art -- African art today: Sculpture -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Resources: Periodicals & video -- Where to see African art -- Index.
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Kahuku P/S Library
YA -- Nonfiction
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