Benin: Royal Art of Africa from the Museum Fur Volkerkunde, Vienna (African Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791313681 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now Duchateau, the curator of the African collections at the Ethnographic Museum of Vienna, has brilliantly summarized their findings in a single, beautifully illustrated, logically organized, and well-written volume. Highly recommended for any library with an interest in art and/or African culture.Eugene C. For decades American, European, and African researchers have been studying these objects. Burt, SeattleCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal The lost-wax cast bronze (actually brass) portrait heads and associated royal sculptures from the kingdom of Benin in south central Nigeria produced between the 14th and 19th centuries are generally considered among the greatest achievements of African art. The book accompanies an exhibition that will travel throughout the United States. . While the British Museum holdings of Benin art are the best known, this book reveals the impressive collection of Beni
The ancient kingdom of Benin lies in the tropical rain forest of West Africa, in present-day Nigeria. The exquisite brass heads were intended to function as objects celebrating ancestors, as war trophies, and as focal points for sacrificial ceremonies. To interpret the rich symbolism in Benin art, the book furnishes detailed analyses of the works that are reproduced. This volume presents a superb selection of artifacts from the Museum fur Volkerkunde in Vienna, home to one of the world's foremost collections of Benin art. Of the more than one hundred works reproduced here in full color, the majority have never been seen as a group in the U.S. Further chapters discuss the court hierarchy, the art of brasscasting,the art of Benin and its symbolism, and the history of the Benin Collection in Vienna. To reflect the splendor of the royal court, the Oba (king) commissioned highly skilled artisans to create rare and beautiful works of cast brass and carved ivory. A history of the kingdom of Benin up to the British punitive expedition of 1897 provides insight into the politics and culture of one of Africa's greatest civilizations. During its classical age, from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century, it produced one of the continent's most glorio