Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
Gender, Power, and Life Cycle Rituals
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
ISBN: 978-0-19-060167-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
The Visual Arts of Africa: Gender, Power, and Life Cycle Rituals presents a broad geographical coverage of the rich, diverse art traditions found on the vast continent of Africa. It is designed for single-semester survey courses on African Art, and can also be used as part of a survey of global art course. Beginning with North Africa and the Sahara and ending with South Africa, the book introduces students to major art traditions ranging from important ancient, archaeological finds to the work of artists active today, both those working with received traditions as well as those trained in Western institutions.
The book's organization is based on a geographical approach, allowing for art works to be situated within the particular historical and cultural contexts of the different geographical regions of Africa. For each major geographical region, a selection of early documented art works to more recent art traditions are examined. Throughout the text the authors give special attention to the important themes of gender, power, and life cycle rituals that frequently intersect with one another to inform an understanding of the arts of Africa.
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- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Map of Africa
- Timeline
- INTRODUCTION
- Africa
- Pre-Colonial and Colonial Periods
- Geography
- People
- Kinship
- Social and Religious Associations
- Cosmology and Religion
- Sacred Space
- Systems of Government in Africa
- The Slave Trade and Colonialism
- The Study of African Art
- Style
- Creativity and Aesthetics
- Masquerade
- Dress
- The Artist
- Art Patrons
- Color, Painting and Pigments
- Cloth, Textiles and Weaving
- Design Techniques, Dyes and Patterns
- Artistic Techniques
- Pottery
- Mud Architecture
- Leather Working
- Iron Working
- Lost Wax Techniques
- Wood Carving
- Basketry
- Ecology and the African Landscape: African Artists Respond to Natural and Man-made Change
- The Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- Examples of Global Warming and Deforestation in Africa
- African Artists Respond
- Postcolonial African Art
- Contemporary African Art
- Contemporary African Embroidery and Tapestry
- Power, Race, and Protest: African American Voices
- CHAPTER 1 Northwest Africa and the Sahara
- Introduction
- Saharan Rock Art
- The Phoenician or Punic Tradition
- Roman North Africa
- Islam
- Islamic North Africa
- Berbers
- North African Crafts
- The Tuareg
- Contemporary Developments
- Nja Mahdaoui
- Ali Omar Ermes
- Farid Belkahia
- CHAPTER 2 Western and Central Sudanic Societies
- Introduction
- The Emergence of State Societies in The Western and Central Sudan
- Islamic Architecture of the Western Sudan
- Inland Niger Delta Figurative Ceramics
- Hausa Art Traditions of the Central Sudan
- Architecture
- Dress
- The Fulani
- Ceramic Vessel Production in Kano Nigeria
- Ceramic Sculpture Traditions of the Central Sudan
- Nok
- Sao
- Gongola Valley
- CHAPTER 3 Western Sudanic Village Based Societies
- Introduction
- Characteristics of Western Sudan Sculptural Styles
- Voltaic Speaking Peoples
- Early History
- Origin Myth, Belief and Figurative Sculpture
- Dogon Masquerades
- Architecture
- The Upper Volta River Basin
- Mossi
- Bwa-Nuna
- Frafra Funerary Ritual
- Frafra Architecture and Wall Painting
- Senufo
- Poro Masquerades
- Poro Figurative Sculpture
- Mande-Speaking People
- Bamana Blacksmiths
- Bamana Mud Cloth
- Religious Associations: Masquerades and Figurative Sculpture
- Women and Pottery Production in the Western Sudan
- Female Potters and Male Blacksmiths
- Recent Developments
- Glass Painting in Senegal
- Photography in Mali
- Filmmaking
- CHAPTER 4 The Western Guinea Coast
- Introduction to the Region
- Early Sculpture Traditions: Nomoli, Pomdo and Afro-Portuguese Ivories
- Baga Masks and Headdresses
- Regalia of Sierra Leone Paramount Chiefs: Ivory Trumpets and Cloth
- Male and Female Secret Associations
- Poro
- Sande
- Dan-We Art of Southeastern Liberia and Western Ivory Coast
- Guro
- Early Photography in Africa
- George A.G. Lutterodt and Albert George Lutterodt
- Alphonso Lisk-Carew
- Jonathon Adagogo Green
- Continuity and Change in the Krio Kaba Sloht Dress
- Expanding the Fancy and the Fierce: The Sculpture of John Goba
- History
- Secret Societies and Masquerades
- The Postcolonial Period in Africa
- New Art in Africa and John Goba's Sculpture
- CHAPTER 5 The Arts of the Akan of the Ivory Coast and Ghana (by Martha Ehrlich, PhD)
- Introduction
- The Baule
- Baule Masks
- Baule Figures
- Baule Personal Ornaments
- History of Asante and the Akan Peoples of Ghana
- Kumasi and Leadership Regalia
- Ceremonial and Royal Dress
- Cloth
- Wood and Sculpture
- Clay Sculpture: Funerary Heads
- The Fante
- New Directions in Akan Art
- CHAPTER 6 Eastern Guinea Coast: The Yoruba, Nupe, and Fond and Their Influence
- Introduction
- Leadership: Yoruba City States
- Ancient Ife
- Esie Sculpture
- Owo
- Oyo and Ancient Nupe
- Beaded Regalia
- Ogboni and Oro Associations
- Palace Architecture
- Religion
- The Nupe
- Narrow Band Weaving
- Nupe Woodworking
- Nupe Masquerades
- Nupe and Gwari Pottery
- The Fon Kingdom of Dahomey
- Religion
- Leadership Arts
- Ancestor Worship
- The Yoruba Diaspora
- The Fon Diaspora
- New Directions in Yoruba Art
- Lamidi Fakeye
- Uli Beier and Suzanne Wenger
- Twins Seven-Seven
- Jimoh Buraimoh
- Nike Olaniyidavis Davies
- "Shain-Shain" Cloth
- CHAPTER 7 Benin and the Lower Niger River Basin
- Benin
- State Organization
- Royal Shrines and Commemorative Heads
- Palace Architecture and Decoration
- The Lower Niger River Basin
- Igbo
- Idoma and Northern Edo Masquerades
- Ibibio Masks
- Ijo
- Cross River Region
- Early History
- Stone Monoliths
- Insibidi Indigenous Visual Performed and Art Language Systems
- Skin Covered Masks
- Contemporary Directions in Southeastern Nigerian Art
- Uche Okeke
- Bruce Onobrakpeya
- Sokari Douglas Camp
- CHAPTER 8 Cameroon Grasffields, Ogowe River Basin, and the Northern Equatorial Forest
- Introduction
- Cameroon Grassfields Kingdoms
- Figurative Sculpture
- Dress
- Indigo Dyed Cloth
- Decorated Horns
- Tobacco Pipes
- Wooden Stools and Royalt
- Regulatory Associations
- Ogowe River Basin
- Masquerades
- Reliquary Cults
- The Northern Equatorial Forest
- Lega
- Bwami
- Mbole
- The Azande and Mangbetu
- CHAPTER 9 The Congo River Basin
- Introduction
- Early History: Bantu Migration
- The Emergence of Bantu Kingdoms
- Western Region
- Kongo Kingdom
- Western Region: Divination and Healing
- Kongo
- Yombe
- Central Region
- Yaka
- Suku
- Kuba
- Pende
- The Kuba Kingdom
- Dengese
- Salampasu
- Choke
- Ovimbundu
- Southeastern Region
- Luba
- Songye Masquerades
- Hemba Figurative Sculpture
- Eastern Region: Masks
- Songye
- Luba
- Initiation
- Western and Central Pende Masquerades
- New Directions in Urban Art
- CHAPTER 10 State Societies of Northeastern Africa
- Egypt
- Predynastic and Early Dynastic
- Dynastic Period
- Old Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom
- New Kingdom
- Late Period
- Ancient Nubia
- Kush
- Ethiopia
- Contemporary Art in Egypt, the Sudan and Ethiopia
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Ethiopia
- CHAPTER 11 Eastern Africa
- Eastern Africa
- East African Pastoralists
- Artists and Artistry
- Containers
- Headrests
- Coiffures
- Costume and Ornament
- Male Dress
- Female Dress
- Ornament and Gender Difference
- Architecture of the Pastoralists
- The Swahili Coast
- Architecture
- Dress
- Woodcarving Traditions
- Funerary Sculpture
- Initiation and Leadership Sculpture
- Kamba and Zaramo Figurative Sculpture
- Makonde Figurative Sculpture
- East Africa: New Directions
- Margaret Trowell
- Elimo Njau
- Magdalene Odundo
- Sane Wadu
- CHAPTER 12 Southern Africa
- Introduction
- Rock Art
- Lyndenburg Terra Cotta Heads
- Shona Kingdoms
- Southeastern Africa
- New Directions in South African Art
- Zimbabwe
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Post-Apartheid Art
- CHAPTER 13 Trends in Contemporary Art from Africa and its Diaspora (by Joseph L. Underwood)
- Introduction
- Gender
- Mehdi-Georges Lahlou
- Zanele Muholi
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Toyin Ojih Odutola
- Joël Andrianomearisoa
- Ghana Amer
- Power
- Mary Sibande
- Kudzanai Chiurai
- Massinissa Selmani
- Emeka Ogboh
- Aïda Muluneh
- Wim Botha
- Nandipha Mntambo
- Cycles
- Theo Eshetu
- Viyé Diba
- Houda Ghorbel
- Wangechi Mutu
- Lina Iris Viktor
- Dawit Petros
- Bofa Da Cara
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Author Bios
- Index
