African Form and Imagery: Detroit Collects
- ISBN-10
- 0895581450
- ISBN-13
- 9780895581457
- Category
- Art, African
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Author
- Detroit Institute of Arts
Description
This work presents 75 pieces of sculptural art in various mediums from across sub-Saharan Africa, including masks, carved figures, furniture, ceramics and jewellery. Brief entries accompany each object, none of which predates the 19th century, placing the art in context.
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