African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment
- ISBN-10
- 0873910583
- ISBN-13
- 9780873910583
- Category
- Art, African
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Smith College Museum of Art
- Author
- John Pemberton
Description
Catalog of an exhibition held at Smith College Museum of Art, Feb. 1-Jun. 15, 2008.
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