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Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: Selected Readings

By (author) Janet Catherine Berlo, By (author) Lee Anne Wilson





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This collection of 24 recent, in-depth articles by noted international, ethnographic art historians and anthropologists is divided into six topical sections-Aesthetic Systems, The Artist as Individual, Art and Social Structure, Passages, Shelter as Symbol, and Continuity and Change in Fourth World Arts- each with its own introductory essay. The authors careful editing provides a well-balanced selection of artistic traditions from sub-Saharan Africa, the South Pacific, and the Native New World that covers a full spectrum of media from historical tradition to contemporary performance arts.

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Publisher | Pearson Education (US)
Published date | 16 Jul 1992
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Format | Paperback
Pages | 392
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 531g
ISBN | 978-0-1375-6230-5
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BISAC | art / history / prehistoric & primitive


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