Africa : The Art of a Continent
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by Tom Phillips (Editor), Unk, Royal Academy of Arts(Great Britain)
This magnificent publication reflects that vast time span: the objects included range from the oldest known human artifact (1.6 million BC) to pieces made within living memory. In word and image the book celebrates the extraordinary variety of African art and the consummate skill of its creators.

African Art: An Introduction (World of Art)
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by Frank Willett
This survey reveals the astonishing variety and expressive power of a continent that contains more distinct peoples and cultures than any other. The revised edition incorporates new research and modern place names, as well as extended and updated references.

African Designs from Traditional Sources
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by Geoffrey Williams
Linocut prints in stark blacks and whites of work from Zulu, Masai, and dozens of other tribes. Masks, abstract motifs, etc.

Traditional African Designs
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by Geoffrey Williams
Over 200 authentic designs from Dahomey, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ghana, other African nations depict such unusual configurations as stylized lions, birds, fish, alligators, totemic figures, abstracts, geometrics and zigzags. Adapted from shields, masks, jewelry, textiles and other sources for royalty-free use by artists, designers and craftworkers.

African Art in Transit
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by Christopher B. Steiner
Based on extensive research in West Africa, the author presents a 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.

Art of Africa
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by Jacques Kerchache, Jean-Louis Paudrat (Contributor), Lucien Stephan (Contributor)
Hundreds of never-before reproduced objects from private collections and museums make this extraordinary survey of sub-Saharan African art revelatory for serious students and casual browsers alike.

African Masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva
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by Iris Hahner-Herzog, Maria Kecskesi, Lazlo Vajda, John will Gabriel
African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance.

Baule - African Art, Western Eyes
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by Susan Mullin Vogel
This text explores for the texture and details of Baule life and art. Illustrations include field photographs showing artworks in the intimacy of daily lives and public performances, and museum photograophs of Baule sculptures. Susan Vogel focuses on the creation and uses of Baule works of art apart from their definition as "art" in western eyes.

The Art of African Textiles - Technology, Tradition and Lurex
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by John Picton
This is a comprehensive look at the textiles of contemporary Africa. It includes essays on the hand-woven textiles of West Africa, applique and embroidery, the impact of European trade and the use of textiles as an art form.'

The Tribal Arts of Africa
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by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart
Best overview of primitive Aftrican art Great photographs, concise narrative, and wide range. I thought it was a good value at the $50 I paid at a local bookstore, it's even better at the Amazon.com price.
(A reader from Santa Cruz, CA, USA , December 8, 1998 )

African Canvas : The Art of West African Women
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by Margaret Courtney-Clarke (Photographer), Margaret Corurtney-Clarke, Maya Angelou
Documents folk architecture and wall paintings in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mauritania, and Mali.

Royal Arts Of Africa : The Majesty of Form
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by Suzanne Preston Blier
A look at the rich traditions of Benin, Cameroon and other great African kingdoms. Suzanne Blier puts the arts of these royal African cultures in the context of wider cultural and religious traditions

African Elegance
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by Ettagale Blauer
Africa's rich traditions of crafts and decorative arts - Concentrating on Africa south of the Sahara, this book highlights the jewellery, bead-work, leatherwork, stone carving, textiles, masks and metalwork of a variety of cultures.