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Sahel : art and empires on the shores of the Sahara

LaGamma, Alisa, author, author of introduction, curator, Tucker, Dale, editor, Kitzinger, Adrian, cartographer, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution

2020

Overview

\"This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the Sahel (\"shore\" in Arabic), a vast area on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert that includes present-day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad. This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the diverse cultural achievements and traditions of the region, spanning more than 1,300 years from the pre-Islamic period through the 19th century. It features some of the earliest extant art from Africa as well as such iconic works as sculptures by the Dogon and Bamana peoples of Mali. Essays by leading international scholars discuss the art, architecture, archaeology, literature, philosophy, religion, and history of the Sahel, exploring the unique cultural landscape in which these ancient communities flourished. Richly illustrated and brilliantly argued, Sahel brings to life the enduring creativity of the different peoples who lived, traded, and traveled through this crossroads of the world\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Distributed by Yale University Press
• Subject: Art objects Sahel Exhibitions. / Art objects Africa, Sub-Saharan Exhibitions. / Art objects Africa, West Exhibitions. / Sahel Antiquities Exhibitions. / Africa, Sub-Saharan Antiquities Exhibitions. / Africa, West Antiquities Exhibitions. / Sahel History Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 9781588396877, 1588396878

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NK1087.6.S15 L34 2020	1	BOOK	ARTS