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• catalog abstract "The ancient kingdom of Benin lies in the tropical rain forest of West Africa, in present-day Nigeria. During its classical age, from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century, it produced one of the continent's most glorious artistic legacies. To reflect the splendor of the royal court, the Oba (king) commissioned highly skilled artisans to create rare and beautiful works of cast brass and carved ivory. These included human and animal figures, relief plaques, elephant tusks, pendants, bracelets, life-size commemorative heads of Obas and queen mothers, and ceremonial objects to adorn the royal palace and the altars honoring Obas of the past. The exquisite brass heads were intended to function as objects celebrating ancestors, as war trophies, and as focal points for sacrificial ceremonies. This volume presents a superb selection of artifacts from the Museum fur Volkerkunde in Vienna, home to one of the world's foremost collections of Benin art. Most of these artifacts were acquired at the end of the last century, when the influx of Benin objects into Europe after the destruction of Benin City caused a sensation among art experts and caught the interest of museum representatives and private collectors. Of the more than one hundred works reproduced here in full color, the majority have never been seen as a group in the U.S. Most celebrated are the cast brass sculptures - including the two figures of dwarfs - which have no parallel in sub-Saharan Africa. A history of the kingdom of Benin up to the British punitive expedition of 1897 provides insight into the politics and culture of one of Africa's greatest civilizations. Further chapters discuss the court hierarchy, the art of brasscasting, the art of Benin and its symbolism, and the history of the Benin Collection in Vienna. To interpret the rich symbolism in Benin art, the book furnishes detailed analyses of the works that are reproduced. In his description of myths and ritual observances, the author presents a fascinating cosmology, in which animals were assigned magical and medicinal powers, and the Oba was seen as an intermediary between the earth and the world of spirits.".
• catalog alternative "Benin, Kunst einer Königskultur. English".
• catalog contributor b6218286.
• catalog contributor b6218287.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "A history of the kingdom of Benin up to the British punitive expedition of 1897 provides insight into the politics and culture of one of Africa's greatest civilizations. Further chapters discuss the court hierarchy, the art of brasscasting, the art of Benin and its symbolism, and the history of the Benin Collection in Vienna. To interpret the rich symbolism in Benin art, the book furnishes detailed analyses of the works that are reproduced.".
• catalog description "In his description of myths and ritual observances, the author presents a fascinating cosmology, in which animals were assigned magical and medicinal powers, and the Oba was seen as an intermediary between the earth and the world of spirits.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p.133-[136]).".
• catalog description "Of the more than one hundred works reproduced here in full color, the majority have never been seen as a group in the U.S. Most celebrated are the cast brass sculptures - including the two figures of dwarfs - which have no parallel in sub-Saharan Africa.".
• catalog description "The History of the Kingdom of Benin -- The Court Hierarchy -- The Art of Brasscasting -- The Art of Benin and Its Symbolism -- The History of the Benin Collection in Vienna.".
• catalog description "The ancient kingdom of Benin lies in the tropical rain forest of West Africa, in present-day Nigeria. During its classical age, from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century, it produced one of the continent's most glorious artistic legacies. To reflect the splendor of the royal court, the Oba (king) commissioned highly skilled artisans to create rare and beautiful works of cast brass and carved ivory.".
• catalog description "These included human and animal figures, relief plaques, elephant tusks, pendants, bracelets, life-size commemorative heads of Obas and queen mothers, and ceremonial objects to adorn the royal palace and the altars honoring Obas of the past. The exquisite brass heads were intended to function as objects celebrating ancestors, as war trophies, and as focal points for sacrificial ceremonies.".
• catalog description "This volume presents a superb selection of artifacts from the Museum fur Volkerkunde in Vienna, home to one of the world's foremost collections of Benin art. Most of these artifacts were acquired at the end of the last century, when the influx of Benin objects into Europe after the destruction of Benin City caused a sensation among art experts and caught the interest of museum representatives and private collectors.".
• catalog extent "135, [1] p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Benin.".
• catalog identifier "0890900582 :".
• catalog identifier "3791313681".
• catalog isFormatOf "Benin.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng ger".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; Munich : Prestel,".
• catalog relation "Benin.".
• catalog spatial "Austria Vienna".
• catalog spatial "Benin".
• catalog spatial "Nigeria Benin".
• catalog subject "709/.6683/074 20".
• catalog subject "Art Austria Vienna Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Art Nigeria Benin Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Art, Beninese Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Art, Bini Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Art, Primitive Benin Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Decorative arts Austria Vienna Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Decorative arts Benin Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Decorative arts Nigeria Benin Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "Museum für Völkerkunde (Austria) Exhibitions.".
• catalog subject "N7399.D3 D813 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "The History of the Kingdom of Benin -- The Court Hierarchy -- The Art of Brasscasting -- The Art of Benin and Its Symbolism -- The History of the Benin Collection in Vienna.".
• catalog title "Benin : royal art of Africa from the Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna / Armand Duchâteau.".
• catalog title "Benin, Kunst einer Königskultur. English".
• catalog type "Exhibition catalogs. fast".
• catalog type "text".