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Description De L'egypte: Napoleon's Expedition To the Discovery of Ancient Egypt by Franco Serino Publisher Comments Napoleon's Expedition to the Discovery of Ancient Egypt. This publication, dedicated to the description of so many gigantic monuments, is itself a colossal work in the field of literature, science and art.... (read more) Your price: $8.97 Sale - Hardcover 
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South African Art Now by Sue Williamson Publisher Comments Described by international curator Okwui Enwezor as one of the most dynamic and vigorous spaces of artistic practice, contemporary South African art is an exciting, emerging scene that is attracting the attention of international museums, curators, and... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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African Art (World of Art) by Frank Willett Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-267) and index.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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African Ceremonies 2 Volumes by Carol Beckwith Publisher Comments Overflowing with nearly 850 magnificent photos, this two-volume work explores traditional African rites and rituals, from baby namings, initiations, and weddings to harvest blessings, healing exorcisms, and funerals. 45 maps.... (read more) List Price $150.00 Your price: $60.00 Used - Slipcase
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Africa: The Art of a Continent by Tom Phillips Synopsis This volume provides a global vision of the art of Africa through a host of colourful images of the finest known objects from the continent's cultural heritage. It examines African art geographically in a "grand tour" that divides the continent into... (read more) List Price $95.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Angaza Afrika: African Art Now by Chris Spring Synopsis The mission of this book is to illustrate Africa's immensely fertile artistic landscape. Africa has emerged from its colonial past and is asserting its own identity. African art is not only confined to the continent itself, but has spread world-wide... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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The gold of the pharaohs. by Henri Stierlin Synopsis A breathtaking glimpse into the coffers of ancient Egypt, revealing gold and silver artifacts and other rare treasures from royal tombs.... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Art and the End of Apartheid by John Peffer Synopsis Black South African artists have typically had their work labeled “African art” or “township art,” qualifiers that, when contrasted with simply “modernist art,” have been used to marginalize their work both in South... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Black Africa: Masks, Sculptures, Jewels (Smart) by Laure Meyer Publisher Comments Covers the objects that express the influence of myths on the daily life and inventive genius of more than 60 ethnic groups, and examines the entire range from aesthetic and ethnological points of view.... (read more) List Price $23.50 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Contemporary African Art Since 1980 by Okwui Enwezor Publisher Comments To address contemporary African art is necessarily to address the African diaspora and its attendant thorny issues of postcolonial and identity politics: what is contemporary African art, and who qualifies for its rubric? Contemporary African Art Since... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Trade Paper
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Flash of the Spirit by Robert Farris Thompson Publisher Comments This book reveals how five distinct African civilizations have shaped the specific cultures of their New World descendants.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Home Lands-Land Marks: Contemporary Art from South Africa by Ivan (edt) Vladislavic Publisher Comments Focusing on the work of seven contemporary South African artists--David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, William Kentridge, Vivienne Koorland, Santu Mofokeng, Berni Searle and Guy Tillim--this scholarly and well-designed exhibition catalogue focuses on images... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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African Elegance by Ettagale Blauer Synopsis A lavishly illustrated volume exploring Africa's rich traditions of crafts and decorative arts. Concentrating on Africa south of the Sahara, this highlights the jewelry, beadwork, textiles, masks, leatherwork, stone carving and metalwork of a wide... (read more) Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Tribal Arts of Africa : Surveying Africa's Artistic Geography (98 Edition) by Jean-baptiste Bacquart Publisher Comments The marvelous achievements of black African artists over thousands of years are revealed and superbly portrayed in this book. The earliest pieces date from the beginning of the first millennium, the most recent from the early twentieth century before the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Medusa: The African Sculpture of Enchantment by Boris Wastiau Publisher Comments Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Remembering the Present by Johannes Fabian Publisher Comments "This is an extraordinarily original, powerfully argued book; provocative in the best sense of the word. The sheer juxtaposition of the terrible history of Zaire as painted by a Zairean popular artist who lived through some of the worst of it, the artist'... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Africa: Arts and Cultures by John Mack Publisher Comments The British Museum boasts one of the finest collections of African art in the world. In Africa: ArtsandCultures, John Mack and an international team of artists and scholars draw on this world-famous collection to take us on a beautifully illustrated tour... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Symbols of Africa by Heike Owusu Publisher Comments Most of the 5000+ tribes of Africa believed that all beings, plants, and objects were (and sometimes still are) inhabited by an energy or spirit that healers and sorcerers could invoke. This spiritual view of the world is vividly expressed in Africa's... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride: African American Murals by James Prigoff Synopsis African American murals express a powerful aesthetic grounded in a social and spiritual consciousness. Now, for the first time, these murals from across the country are brought together in a single, comprehensive volume. Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back by Pamela Mcclusky Publisher Comments This strikingly unusual and beautifully illustrated book represents a turning point in African art history. The authors draw on personal memories, interviews, and oral narratives to present twelve "case histories" of objects--or clusters of objects--in... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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