Art - African

- Variety of levels of difficulty - from medium to very intricate - One-sided pages; only one picture printed on each sheet - High-resolution images The Mandala MAGIC Coloring Book is the perfect introduction to mindfulness coloring, suitable for all ages. Filled with calming...

Dagara Verbal Art examines verbal art among the Dagara people of West Africa.Author: Wolfgang Mieder, Paschal KyooreISBN-10: 1433147041ISBN-13: 9781433147043Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/23/2018Pages: 274Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d

For more than three decades, artist William Kentridge has explored in his work the nature of subjectivity, the possibilities of revolution, the Enlightenment's legacy in Africa, and the nature of time itself. At the same time, his creative work has stretched the boundaries of...

In Senghor's Shadow is a unique study of modern art in postindependence Senegal. Elizabeth Harney examines the art that flourished during the administration of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's first president, and in the decades since he stepped down in 1980. As a major philosopher...

Together, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, and the Institut des Mus es Nationaux du Zaire (IMNZ) in the Congo have defined and marketed Congolese art and culture. In Authentically African, Sarah Van Beurden traces the relationship between the possession, definition,...

2009 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title A Library Journal "Editor's Pick" In the 1870s, facing cultural extinction and the death of their language, several San men and women told their stories to two pioneering colonial scholars at the Cape, Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd. The...

Drawing Without Licence is a collection of Zimbabwean artist, Tendai Rinos Mwanaka's first 51 drawings and interpretations of his them. Most of the drawings have been published in literary and art journals over the years worldwide and this book will serve as an open...

A Guide to the Rock Art of the Matopo Hills Zimbabwe is an essential book for anyone visiting these hills of western Zimbabwe and for those with an interest in rock art. Copies of the paintings by Janet Duff bring the art to life....

In West and Central Africa, ceremonial masks are viewed as manifestations of the spirits, and the dramatic effect and visibility of masks is enhanced by use of vivid color. Accompanied by vivid color photographs of 266 masks, the largest representation of traditional polychrome masks...

A Kingly Craft is a significant contribution to the interdisciplinary fields of African art history and visual studies. Ethiopian illuminated manuscripts have been regarded as remarkable expressions of Christian art and material culture. However, until recently, the elite art form of manuscript production has...

These rare and mysterious beads, made in Ghana and used by the Krobo and Ashanti peoples, are regarded as magical and are worn proudly as a symbol of prestige and wealth.This is the first book dedicated to African powderglass beads, with over 180 photographs...

This exhibition catalogue explores the art of Nigeria's Benin Kingdom via theatrical metaphors that echo palace settings, performers and ceremonies. It also considers what happens during non-celebratory moments of preparation and relaxation, the impact Benin art and culture have on surrounding regions, and how...

Sudan Archaeological Research Society. Publication Number 18In 1998 and 1999 volumes II and III of the reports on the University of Kentucky excavations at Kulubnarti were published by the Sudan Archaeological Research Society as numbers 2 and 4 in its monograph series. Kulubnarti III...

So what are Adinkra symbols? What are they called? And what do they mean? Enjoy this stress-fee educational aid that not only presents the cultural designs of West Africa but shares their meaning. Used to embellish fabrics, jewelry, body art and wall decor these...

Inspired by the unique patterns displayed on African textiles, this coloring book works for colorists of all ages. Relax and have fun coloring each design with the art medium of your choice.Author: Alicia L. McDanielISBN-10: 0999557327ISBN-13: 9780999557327Publisher: Alicia McDaniel Fine ArtLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2018Pages: 38Format:...

The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays. They also present fascinating case studies of the pioneering collectors,...

For generations, the women of the Ndebele of southern Afrcia have produced an art of remarkable richness and vitality. In their ceremonial beadwork and in large murals that cover the exterior walls of their mud dwellings, these women have created designs that are at...

The Sande Society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone is a secret female regulatory society that both guards and transmits the ideals of feminine beauty so fundamental to the aesthetic criteria in Mende culture. In this eloquent and moving book, Sylvia Ardyn Boone...

This remarkable study explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on Gelede, a popular community festival of masquerade, dance, and song, held several times a year by the Yoruba of Southwestern...

This book provides an in-depth look at the early history of museums in Nigeria through the letters of Kenneth C. Murray, Bernard E.B. Fagg, and Edward H. Duckworth, uncovering the early efforts to preserve cultural heritage, repatriate stolen art, and build institutions that would...

Winner of the Arnold Rubin Outstanding Publication Award from the Arts Council of the African Studies AssociationThe Benue River Valley is the source of some of the most abstract, dramatic, and inventive sculpture in sub-Saharan Africa. A vast region, the Valley extends from the...

Collects the best works from the Ceil Pulitzer Collection of African Art, put together over more than 30 years.Author: Susan KlomanISBN-10: 8874399510ISBN-13: 9788874399512Publisher: 5 Continents EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2021Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.50lbsSize: 11.30h x 9.80w x 1.00d

Use "Black Girl Fashion Winter Edition Coloring Book" to immerse yourself in the radiant beauty of these images featuring melanated women and girls with this captivating 8.5 x 11-inch coloring book. Each beautifully detailed drawing stars a different beauty in winter-inspired outfits and fashion....

Challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on black film. Volume Three of this landmark series on African cinema spans the past century and is devoted to the...

Tradition in Sculpture is a comprehensive book written by Alec Miller, which explores the evolution and significance of sculpture as an art form. The book traces the development of sculpture from its origins in ancient civilizations to the modern era, highlighting the various styles...

Kenya is a country of contrasts - from the huge, sprawling, modern metropolis of Nairobi with its traffic jams, skyscrapers towering to the sky and an emerging technology industry - to the hundreds of bustling towns and villages, some with traditional structures of thatch...

- This volume introduces and describes 16 African masks belonging to the collection of Leinuo Zhang, a young Chinese art lover and collectorThe masks in this book, all presented by two or more images, are accompanied by brief commentaries that offer readers -- be...

A survey of both political and non-political prints by some 30 South African artists from the 1960s to the present, encompassing etchings, comic books, lithographs, digital prints and linocutsEncompassing black-and-white linoleum cuts made at community art centers in the 1960s and 1970s, resistance posters...

African Fashion, Global Style provides a lively look at fashion, international networks of style, material culture, and the world of African aesthetic expression. Victoria L. Rovine introduces fashion designers whose work reflects African histories and cultures both conceptually and stylistically, and demonstrates that dress...

The first exploration of the artistic and cultural intersections of the African continent and the Byzantine world Medieval art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire, but less known are the profound artistic contributions of Nubia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and other powerful...

A series of playing cards using African symbolism in place of the "traditional" suits found in other decks. This unique deck and book provides the card collector with an outstanding masterpiece of cultural art and powerful symbolism. Excellent for playing traditional card games at...

The Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in...

The Ab t i are original, modern emblems created by Ishmael Annobil in response to the baffling disappearance of the ancient Kpamo Emblems of the GaDangme people of Accra, Ghana. Known traditionally as ancient embodiments of GaDangme philosophy, cosmology and oratorical lore, the Kpamo...

Congo Style presents a postcolonial approach to discussing the visual culture of two now-notorious regimes: King Leopold II's Congo Colony and the state sites of Mobutu Sese Seko's totalitarian Za?e. Readers are brought into the living remains of sites once made up of ambitious...

The African Gaze is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa. Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews with the photographers and filmmakers (in some cases family members/close associates if the artist is deceased), and contributions from writers, scholars,...

This book argues for a radical new approach to thinking about art and creativity in Africa, challenging outdated normative discourses about Africa's creative heritage. Author: Denis EkpoISBN-10: 1032029560ISBN-13: 9781032029566Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2023Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d

Are you looking for a way to relax after a long day? Need to release stress and spark your creative juices? Anxious for a new adventure? Well, reach for your colored pencils because these fanciful hand drawn illustrations will surely bring joy, peace, colour...

For centuries, trading caravans made epic journeys across the Saharan sands to reach the markets of the legendary city of Timbuktu, where they traded salt, gold, slaves, textiles--and books. By the mid-fifteenth century, Timbuktu had become a major center of Islamic literary culture and...

African Artists under Mission Patronage explores relationships between African artists and Western Christian missions in twentieth-century Africa, and how that patronage has shaped and defined twentieth-century African art.Author: Fadhili Safieli MshanaISBN-10: 1666901512ISBN-13: 9781666901511Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2023Pages: 154Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

African fashion is as diverse and dynamic as the continent and the people who live there. While experts have long recognized the importance of clothing as a marker of ethnic identity, life stages, political affiliation, and social class, they have only just begun to...

Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-depth study of the village of Larabanga, a small Muslim community in Northern Ghana,...

New and classic texts on Africa's unfulfilled project of decolonizationFeaturing republished texts by seminal theorists of the 20th and 21st centuries and newly commissioned essays by some of today's leading artists and writers, Living with Ghosts: A Reader explores the ways that Africa's unresolved...

Botanical Plant Wall Art - Ready-to-Frame Art Prints GREAT GIFT IDEA: For all occasions GREAT FOR ARTISTS - Decoupage, collage, & mixed media Projects Non-spiral bound - Glossy cover to protect your book PLENTY OF ILLUSTRATIONS: For HOME, OFFICE, living room, bedroom, dorm, bathroom,...

This indispensable introductory guide explores the art of the African continent from its early origins over 150,000 years ago to the contemporary, set in the context of postcolonial debates, the restitution of cultural objects and artifacts, and the challenges of the present. This enormous...

Graffiti -- unsanctioned marks in public built spaces -- are increasingly recognized as worthy of study in contexts both ancient and modern. For ancient societies, graffiti are personal expressions that are otherwise rare in the archaeological and historical record. This volume is focused around...

In Senegal, portraiture serves as a vital index and creator of social connection. People sit for and display portraits, keep albums, and view illustrated magazines together. Through these portraiture practices, Senegalese have fashioned idealized images to mend fraught and fragmented lives in the context...

- Variety of levels of difficulty - from medium to very intricate - One-sided pages; only one picture printed on each sheet - High-resolution images The Mandala MAGIC Coloring Book is the perfect introduction to mindfulness coloring, suitable for all ages. Filled with calming...

Challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on black film. Volume One of this landmark series on African cinema draws together foundational scholarship on its history and evolution....

Digging for a lost civilization in the Nile ValleySpecially trained Egyptian photographers were an integral part of the pioneering Harvard-MFA expedition during the first half of the 20th century. Over the course of some 40 years, their photographs documented the excavations with thousands of...

Ba's densely textured paintings intertwine African and European histories to explore the corrupting effects of wealth and power and their impacts on communitiesThis is the first monograph on Dakar- and New York-based mixed-media painter Omar Ba (born 1977), whose surreal scenes of violence and...