History of Art in Africa (Trade Version)

by Visona, Monica Blackmun; Poynor, Robin; Cole, Herbert M.; Harris, Michael D.; Abiodun, Rowland; Blier, Suzanne Preston

• ISBN13: 9780810934481
• ISBN10: 0810934485
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Discusses the arts of the African continent, including Egypt, exploring the continent's artistic, as opposed to purely cultural traditions.

Table of Contents

Preface	10	(14)
Rowland Abiodun
Africa, Art, and History: An Introduction	14	(10)
Suzanne Blier
I. From the Nile to the Niger	24	(142)
The Sahara and the Maghreb	26	(22)
Monica Blackmun Visona
Central Saharan Rock Art	27	(3)
Large Wild Fauna Style	27	(1)
Archaic Style	28	(1)
Pastoralist Style	29	(1)
Later Styles and Subjects	30	(1)
The Maghreb and the Ancient Mediterranean World	30	(3)
Carthage	31	(1)
Numidia and Mauritania	32	(1)
Rome	32	(1)
The Coming of Islam	33	(4)
The Great Mosque of Qairouan	33	(1)
The Qarawiyyan Mosque	34	(3)
Regional Berber Arts	37	(9)
Architecture and Household Arts in the Northern Mountains	37	(3)
Architecture and Household Arts in the Sahara	40	(2)
Personal Arts of the Shleuh and Tuareg	42	(4)
Contemporary Art of North Africa	46
Aspects of African Culture: Personal Adornment	44	(4)
Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia	48	(30)
Monica Blackmun Visona
Early Nile Cultures	49	(3)
Kemet	52	(8)
Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom	52	(4)
New Kingdom	56	(4)
Kush	60	(4)
Axum and Its Time	64	(3)
Egypt in the Sphere of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium	64	(2)
Palaces and Tombs of Axum	66	(1)
Ballana	66	(1)
Early Christian Arts of Nubia and Ethiopia	67	(4)
Faras	68	(1)
Lalibela	68	(2)
Early Solomonic Period	70	(1)
Islamic Art of Egypt	71	(1)
Later Christian Art of Ethiopia	72	(2)
Lower Nubia Before the Aswan Dam	74	(2)
Contemporary Artists of Sudan and Ethiopia	76	(2)
The Central Sudan	78	(28)
Monica Blackmun Visona
Ancient Art in Fired Clay	79	(3)
Nok	79	(1)
Bura	80	(1)
Sao	81	(1)
Living Arts of Small Communities	82	(12)
The Dakakari and the Nigerian Plateau	82	(1)
The Ga'anda and the Gongola River	83	(3)
Musgum and the Logone River	86	(2)
The Jukun of the Middle Benue River	88	(1)
The Chamba of the Nigeria/Cameroon Borderlands	88	(3)
The Mumuye of the Upper Benue River	91	(1)
The Mambila of the Nigeria/Cameroon Borderlands	92	(2)
The Imperial Arts of the Kanuri and Hausa	94	(6)
Hausa Mosques and Civic Architecture	95	(4)
Art, Literacy, and Mystic Faith	99	(1)
The Fulani	100	(6)
The Futa Djallon	100	(1)
The Inland Niger Delta	101	(2)
Southern Niger	103	(2)
Northeastern Nigeria and the Adamawa	105	(1)
Mande Worlds and the Upper Niger	106	(24)
Monica Blackmun Visona
In the Sphere of Ancient Empires	107	(6)
Wagadu	107	(2)
Mali and the Inland Niger Delta	109	(1)
The Architectural Legacy of Jenne	110	(3)
Tarkur and Jolof	113	(1)
Recent Mande Arts: Nyamakalaw and Their Work	113	(11)
Gwan and Jo	114	(2)
Ntomo and Tyi Wara	116	(3)
Bogolanfini	119	(2)
Komo and Kono	121	(1)
Kore, Secular Masquerades, and Pupperty	122	(2)
Arts of the Home	124	(2)
Art for the International Market	126	(4)
The Western Sudan	130	(36)
Herbert M. Cole
The Tellem	131	(1)
The Dogon	132	(12)
Sculpture	133	(4)
Architecture	137	(3)
Masks and Masquerades	140	(4)
The Senufo	144	(11)
Poro	145	(2)
Sandogo	147	(2)
Masks and Masquerades	149	(3)
Places of Assembly and Celebration	152	(1)
Tourist Arts	153	(2)
Related Peoples Burkina Faso	155	(11)
Lobi Sculpture and Metalwork	155	(3)
Bwa Masquerades	158	(3)
Mossi Sculpture and Masking	161	(1)
Nankani Architecture	162	(4)
II. Western Africa	166	(162)
West Atlantic Forests	168	(26)
Monica Blackmun Visona
Early Arts	169	(4)
Stone Figures	169	(2)
Export Ivories	171	(2)
Masking and Related Arts	173	(18)
Initiations of the Jola, the Bidjogo, and Their Neighbors	173	(3)
Performed Art of the Baga and Their Neighbors	176	(4)
Women's and Men's Societies: Sande/Bondo and Poro	180	(4)
Masks and Sacred Authority: The Dan and Their Neighbors	184	(3)
Women's Arts Among the Dan and the We	187	(2)
Masquerades of the Guro	189	(2)
Cross-Currents and Hybrid Forms	191	(1)
American-African Architecture	191	(1)
Festival Arts	191	(1)
Contemporary International Art	192	(2)
Akan Worlds	194	(34)
Herbert M. Cole
The Visual--Verbal Nexus	195	(1)
Regalia and Arts of Statecraft	196	(7)
Regalia in Ghana	197	(1)
Stools and Chairs	198	(1)
State Swords	199	(1)
Linguist Staffs	200	(1)
Baule and Lagoons Regalia	201	(2)
Metal Arts: The Culture of Gold	203	(3)
Textiles	206	(2)
Terracotta Funerary Sculpture	208	(2)
Wood Sculpture and Shrines	210	(6)
Akua Ma	211	(1)
Asante Carvings and Shrines	211	(2)
Baule and Lagoons Carvings and Shrines	213	(2)
Secular Carvings	215	(1)
Royal Festivals in Ghana	216	(2)
Baule Masks and Masquerades	218	(2)
Goli	218	(1)
Bonu Amwin and Do	219	(1)
Age-Grade Arts of Lagoons Peoples	220	(1)
Arts of Fante Military Companies	221	(4)
Lives Well Lived: Contemporary Funerary Arts	225	(1)
International Art	226
Aspects of African Culture: Art and Leadership	196	(32)
The Yoruba and the Fon	228	(46)
Robin Poynor
Early Ife	229	(7)
Archaic and Pre-Pavement Periods	229	(1)
Pavement Period	230	(6)
Early Owo	236	(2)
Esie	238	(1)
Recent Yoruba Art	239	(20)
Royal Arts	239	(4)
The Ogboni Society	243	(2)
Art and the Spirit World	245	(1)
Orunmila and Eshu	246	(5)
Ogun, Osanyin, and Eyinle	251	(1)
Shango and Ibeji	252	(3)
Masks and Masquerades	255	(4)
Dahomey	259	(7)
Royal Arts	260	(3)
Art and the Spirit World	263	(3)
Modern Arts	266
Brazilian Architecture	266	(2)
Movements in Oshogho	268	(4)
The Ono Group	272
Aspects of African Culture: Lost-Wax Casting	234	(40)
The Lower Niger	274	(54)
Herbert M. Cole
Igbo Ukwu	274	(4)
Recent and Contemporary Igbo Arts	278	(18)
Title Arts	279	(3)
Shrines and Shrine Figures	282	(3)
Mbari	285	(4)
Ugonachonma	289	(1)
Masks and Masquerades	290	(6)
Shared Themes in Lower Niger Arts	296	(7)
Personal Altars	296	(2)
Light/Dark Masking: Beauties and Beasts	298	(4)
Hierarchical Compositions	302	(1)
Ibibio Memorial Arts	303	(2)
Oron Ancestral Figures	305	(1)
Kalabari Ijaw Festivals and Memorial Arts	306	(4)
Benin: Six Centuries of Royal Arts	310	(16)
Art, Ideology, and the Benin World	311	(5)
Plaques	316	(2)
Royal Altars	318	(5)
Portuguese Presence in Benin Arts	323	(2)
Masks and Masquerades	325	(1)
Mamy Wata	326
Aspects of African Culture: Shrines and Altars	283	(45)
III. Central Africa	328	(110)
Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon	330	(36)
Robin Poynor
Cross River	331	(7)
Early Arts	331	(2)
Recent Arts of Secret Societies	333	(5)
Cameroon Grasslands	338	(14)
Palace Architecture	339	(3)
Arts of the Royal Treasuries	342	(7)
Royal Spectacle and Masquerade Arts	349	(3)
Maritime Arts: The Duala	352	(3)
Gabon	355	(9)
Reliquary Figures	355	(5)
Masks and Masquerades	360	(4)
Contemporary International Arts	364
Aspects of African Culture: Masquerades	336	(30)
The Western Congo Basin	366	(46)
Robin Poynor
Early Art	367	(1)
The Kongo Kingdom	367	(11)
Early Leadership Arts	367	(2)
Religious Arts: Christianity and After	369	(2)
Funerary and Memorial Arts	371	(5)
Minkisi	376	(2)
The Teke	378	(1)
In the Sphere of the Lunda Empire	379	(15)
Chokwe Leadership and Initiation Arts	380	(5)
The Yaka and the Suku	385	(6)
The Pende	391	(3)
The Salampasu	394	(2)
The Kuba	396	(9)
Leadership Arts	397	(1)
Ndop	397	(1)
Architecture	398	(1)
Prestige Objects	399	(1)
Textile Arts	400	(2)
Masks and Masquerades	402	(3)
In the Shadow of the Kuba: The Ndengese, the Binji, and the Wongo	405	(1)
The Lulua	406	(2)
Contemporary Urban and International Art	408	(4)
The Eastern Congo Basin	412	(26)
Robin Poynor
Early Art from the Upemba Depression	412	(1)
In the Sphere of the Luba Empire	413	(10)
The Luba Heartland	414	(5)
The Hemba	419	(1)
The Tabwa	420	(2)
The Songye	422	(1)
Societies of the Lega, the Bembe, the Mbole, and the Azande	423	(6)
Bwami	424	(2)
Elanda and 'Alunga	426	(1)
Lilwa	427	(1)
Mani	428	(1)
Court Art of the Azande and the Mangbetu	429	(5)
The Mbuti	434	(1)
Contemporary Arts	435
Aspects of African Culture: Rites of Passage	424	(14)
IV. Eastern and Southern Africa	438	(60)
Eastern Africa	440	(32)
Monica Blackmun Visona
The Swahili Coast	441	(7)
Islamic Arts	441	(3)
Arts of Leadership	444	(1)
Domestic Architecture	445	(3)
Other Coastal Bantu Cultures	448	(5)
Prestige Arts of the Interlacustrine Region	453	(3)
The Nyamwezi	453	(1)
Royal Treasuries	454	(1)
Ceramics and Basketry	455	(1)
Masquerades and Other Arts of the Maravi, the Makonde, the Makua, and the Yao	456	(5)
Nyau	456	(3)
Lipiko	459	(1)
Sculpture	460	(1)
Export Art	460	(1)
Madagascar	461	(3)
Memorial Arts	462	(2)
Cushitic and Nilo-Saharan Speakers of the Interior	464	(5)
Memorial Figures and Stone Tombs	464	(2)
Personal Arts	466	(3)
Contemporary Artists of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya	469
Aspects of African Culture: Cycles and Circles	458	(14)
Southern Africa	472	(26)
Monica Blackmun Visona
Rock Art of Southern and Eastern Africa	473	(5)
Earliest Images	473	(2)
Zimbabwe	475	(1)
Tanzania and Eastern Africa	476	(1)
The Drakensberg Mountains	476	(2)
Early Art of Bantu Speakers	478	(5)
The Shona and Great Zimbabwe	479	(4)
Recent Art of the Shona and Their Neighbors	483	(4)
Art and Ancestors	483	(1)
Initiations and Related Art	484	(3)
Arts of the Sotho and the Nguni	487	(7)
Art and Leadership Among the Sotho and the Tswana	488	(1)
Nguni Beadwork	488	(2)
Nguni Arts of Daily Life	490	(2)
Architecture	492	(2)
Art and Contemporary Issues	494	(4)
International Art	494	(1)
Art Under Apartheid	495	(3)
V. The Diaspora	498	(30)
Art of the African Diaspora	500	(28)
Michael Harris
Art in Slave and Folk Settings	501	(3)
Speaking Through New Forms	504	(4)
Reclaiming Africa	508	(11)
Image and Idea	508	(6)
Getting Behind the Mask: TransAtlantic Dialogues	514	(5)
African Heritage in Popular and Ritual Arts	519	(5)
Five Contemporary Artists	524	(4)
Glossary	528	(1)
Annotated Bibliography	529	(8)
Picture Credits	537	(3)
Index	540