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The Yoruba artist : new theoretical perspectives on African arts

ix, 275 pages : 29 cm "The cultural legacy of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin is one of Africa's oldest and richest, extending for more than nine centuries. Among the most prized achievements of African art are the naturalistic terracotta sculptures produced for the royal Yoruba courts from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. Also renowned for their beauty and craftsmanship are Yoruba ceremonial swords, elaborate beaded crowns, wood and ivory carvings, embroidered textiles, jewelry, and architectural works." "With twenty-seven color reproductions and eighty-one photographs - many p…

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Source	Internet Archive
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press
Date	1994-01-01
Type	texts
Details	ia subject
Found at	https://archive.org/details/yorubaartistnewt0000unse
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Record ID	`internet-archive:yorubaartistnewt0000unse`

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The Yoruba artist : new theoretical perspectives on African arts. Internet Archive, 1994. Vero Archive, record internet-archive:yorubaartistnewt0000unse.