Arts of West Africa: (Excluding Music)

by Michael Ernest Sadler

Book Overview

Originally published in 1935, the aim of this book was to introduce the European to the art of West Africa. Many of the examples (extensively illustrated with black and white photos are from the regions between Senegal and Angola, primarily from Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, Nigeria and the Cameroons. Although the art and sculpture of West Africa is coherent, there are tribal and territorial characteristics which are discussed as is the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138597724
• ISBN13: 9781138597723
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"