Early Art and Architecture of Africa (Oxford History of Art)

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This new history of over 5,000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Garlake makes a speciality of seven key regions–southern Africa, Nubia, Aksum, the Niger River, West Africa, Great Zimbabwe, and the East African coast–treating each and every in detail and setting them of their social and historical context. Garlake is long accustomed to and has extensive practical experience of both the archaeology and the art history of Africa. The usage of the contemporary research and archaeological findings, he offers exciting new insights into the works native to these areas, and he also puts forth new interpretations of several key cultures and monuments.
Acknowledging the universal allure of the African art object, this stunning book helps us to keep in mind more in regards to the ways wherein this art was once produced, used, and received.

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