Verlag: Smithsonian, 1987
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Verlag: Smithsonian, 1987
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
paperback. Zustand: Very Good.
Verlag: Dallas Museum of Art, 2009
ISBN 10: 0300138954 ISBN 13: 9780300138955
HARDCOVER. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Hardcover edition. 319pp, quarto HC in dust jacket. Near Fine condition; tight binding, boards clean and sharp, interior clean throughout. DJ clean and sharp, no tears.
Verlag: Smithsonian, Washington DC, 1987
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Anbieter: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very good. Paperback. 155pp. Lightly rubbed and edgeworn, else a very good paperback.
Verlag: Washington, D.C./London (Smithsonian Institution Press), 1987
Anbieter: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, USA
155pp. 84 plates, reference illus. Lrg. sq. 4to. Wraps. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1987-March 1988.
Verlag: Washington, D.C./London (Smithsonian Institution Press), 1987
Anbieter: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, USA
155pp. 84 plates, reference illus. Lrg. sq. 4to. Wraps. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1987-March 1988.
Verlag: Dallas Museum of Art, 2019
ISBN 10: 0300138954 ISBN 13: 9780300138955
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HARDCOVER. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: clean and colorful, Fine. 1st edition. signed letter from the museum director laid in, 319pp, quarto. tight binding, clean throughout, clean and colorful wraps, crisp pages, Fine.
National Museum of African Art, Washington 1987. 4to. 155 pages. Illustrated in b/w and colour. Orig. soft cover. Near fine.
Verlag: National Museum of African Art, 1988
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Anbieter: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: Gut. 155 Seiten; zahlr. Illustr. (auch farbig); 29,5 cm; kart. Gutes Exemplar; der farb. illustr. Einband etwas lichtrandig und stw. berieben. - Aus der Afrika-Bibliothek von Dr. H. J. Koloß, Völkerkundemuseum Berlin; mit wenigen Bleistift-Anstreichungen. - Englisch. - Vorwort: Sylvia H. Williams. - INHALT : Lenders to the Exhibition ---- Foreword ---- Acknowledgments ---- Introduction ---- Continuity ---- Transition ---- Toward a Secure World ---- Governance ---- Status and Display ---- Imports ---- Departure ---- Conclusion ---- Provenance and Publication Data ---- Bibliography. // . sculptures of the Bamana (cat. no. 5) and others (for example, cat. no. 73) who lived in the Western Sudan, where the dry climate has helped ensure the long life of some carvings. In most instances only those objects in relatively durable materials-such as metal or fired clay-survive. Pottery, even broken, offers the archaeologist evidence of the cultures that once occupied a site or an area. Sequences of form and modeled, painted, impressed, or incised decoration reflect cultural changes and give some hint of the changing history of an area. Figures modeled in clay and then fired are among the earliest evidence of sculptural activity in sub-Saharan Africa. The Nok terra-cottas of northern Nigeria dating to perhaps two thousand years ago are one example (cat. no. 72). Later examples are known from the inland delta region of the Niger River, the Djenne terra-cottas (cat. no. 4). Some metal objects have been recovered archaeologically from societies or periods now lost, such as at Igbo-Ukwu and Ife in Nigeria, and some have survived above ground, for instance, those from kingdoms that were known to early European travelers, such as the Nigerian kingdom of Benin (cat. nos. 45-46). For the greater part the arts of Africa do not long survive, and most of what we know of the forms and styles has been derived from objects in perishable materials collected within the past century. And these rarely have seen more than a generation or two of use. One extremely rare exception is the wooden Yoruba divination board (cat. no. 30), which was collected before 1659. Nearly every African sculpture in a museum, collection, or exhibition has had its life cycle interrupted. Made to be used and then used up or perhaps accidently destroyed by fire, climate, or insects, the sculptures were meant to be replaced. The replacement quite literally took the place of the lost piece, which in itself had most probably been a replacement. I once was shown a broken terra-cotta figure of a queen mother among the Kwahu of Ghana. The chief who showed it to me noted that it was newly broken and that it would now have to be replaced. The broken one was said to be the funerary terra-cotta made for the first queen mother of the village some two-and-one-half centuries earlier. (Roy Sieber; S. 13) ISBN 0874748216 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300.
Verlag: Washington/London, National Museum of African Art., 2000
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Anbieter: Antiquariat Held, Stuttgart, Deutschland
Mit 1 farb. Karte, 127 (54 farb.) Abb. u. 5 Illustr. 156 S. 4°. Farb. illustr. OBrosch. Der hintere Deckel u. einige Blatt im Eck geknickt. Ausstellungskatalog. Sprache: englisch.
Verlag: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. R300316689: 1988. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur frais. 155 pages - nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et en couleurs dans et hors texte et en frontispice. Texte en anglais. Léger accroc en coiffe de tête. Plats passés, légèrement griffés. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.
Verlag: Exhibition: Washington, National Museum of African Art,, 1987
ISBN 10: 0874748216 ISBN 13: 9780874748215
Anbieter: Thomas Heneage Art Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
155 pages with over 84 colour and black and white illustrations. Soft covers 29 x 29cms. ISBN: 0874748216.
Verlag: Washington & London: Smithsonian Institution Press for the National Museum of African Art, [2000]., 2000
Anbieter: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Kanada
4to. pp. 155. numerous illus. (many colour). wrs (front wrapper slightly curled). Fifth Impression.
Verlag: Dallas, New Haven & London: Dallas Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, [2009]., 2009
Anbieter: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Kanada
4to. pp. 319. numerous colour illus. index. cloth. dw. Published in Conjunction with an Exhibition.