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- catalog abstract "In this work, anthropologist Michele Coquet presents the power and the brilliance of African court art. Grounding her analysis in the social and historical context of traditional royalty systems, Coquet examines the diverse roles played by artisans, nobles, and kings in the production and use of royal objects. From the precolonial kingdoms of the Edo and the Yoruba, the Ashanti and the Igbo, Coquet reconstructs the essential cultural connections between art, representation, and sovereignty.".
- catalog alternative "Arts de cour en Afrique noire. English".
- catalog contributor b11001595.
- catalog coverage "Africa, Sub-Saharan Court and courtiers Portraits.".
- catalog coverage "Africa, Sub-Saharan Kings and rulers Art patronage.".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "In this work, anthropologist Michele Coquet presents the power and the brilliance of African court art. Grounding her analysis in the social and historical context of traditional royalty systems, Coquet examines the diverse roles played by artisans, nobles, and kings in the production and use of royal objects. From the precolonial kingdoms of the Edo and the Yoruba, the Ashanti and the Igbo, Coquet reconstructs the essential cultural connections between art, representation, and sovereignty.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Empires, kingdoms, and chieftaincies : the king's singularity -- Few conceptions of the portrait -- History told in images -- Insignia of sovereignty and court objects -- Elements of archaeology and history -- Map of empires, kingdoms, and cities -- Map of ethnic groups cited.".
- catalog extent "181 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0226115755 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog spatial "Africa, Sub-Saharan Court and courtiers Portraits.".
- catalog spatial "Africa, Sub-Saharan Kings and rulers Art patronage.".
- catalog spatial "Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- catalog subject "709/.67 21".
- catalog subject "Art and state Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- catalog subject "Art, Black Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- catalog subject "N7391.65 .C66613 1998".
- catalog subject "Narrative art Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- catalog subject "Symbolism in art Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Empires, kingdoms, and chieftaincies : the king's singularity -- Few conceptions of the portrait -- History told in images -- Insignia of sovereignty and court objects -- Elements of archaeology and history -- Map of empires, kingdoms, and cities -- Map of ethnic groups cited.".
- catalog title "African royal court art / Michèle Coquet ; translated by Jane Marie Todd.".
- catalog title "Arts de cour en Afrique noire. English".
- catalog type "Hofkunst. swd".
- catalog type "Portraits. fast".
- catalog type "text".