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African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity
Contributor(s): Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield (Author)

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 ISBN: 0253219221     ISBN-13: 9780253219220
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE: $36.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: Explores African art and artistic production in a volatile global marketplace
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Art | African
- History | Africa - General
Dewey: 305.896
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.25 lbs) 408 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 01/01/2009
 
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Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir weaves a complex history of how colonial influence forever changed artistic practice, objects, and their meaning. Looking at two widely diverse cultures, the Idoma in Nigeria and the Samburu in Kenya, Kasfir makes a bold statement about the links between colonialism, the Europeans' image of Africans, Africans' changing self representation, and the impact of global trade on cultural artifacts and the making of art. This intriguing history of the interaction between peoples, aesthetics, morals, artistic objects and practices, and the global trade in African art challenges current ideas about artistic production and representation.
 
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