The power of gold Asante royal regalia from Ghana
This stunning volume showcases and explores a rich and varied collection of Asante royal regalia in the broader context of Asante art. The Asante Kingdom, founded around 1701 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), was renowned for gold, the foundation of its wealth and power. For centuries they mined this m...
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Dallas, Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London
Dallas Museum of Art
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | This stunning volume showcases and explores a rich and varied collection of Asante royal regalia in the broader context of Asante art. The Asante Kingdom, founded around 1701 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), was renowned for gold, the foundation of its wealth and power. For centuries they mined this metal and traded it with northerners on the Saharan caravan routes and Europeans along the Atlantic coast. The earliest examples of Asante gold were recovered from the wreck of the Whydah, a slave ship that sank off Cape Cod in 1717. The Power of Gold focuses on a dazzling array of adornments and implements used by Asante royals and officials during the 18th century to the present day-providing a deeper understanding of the history, traditions, and visual arts of the Asante people, one of the thriving cultures of West Africa. Exhibition: Dallas Museum of Art, USA (15.04.-12.08.2018) The Asante / Malcolm D. McLeod -- Asante regalia / Martha J. Ehrlich -- The Nsuta king of beasts / Doran H. Ross -- The great Asante spider goes to Dallas / Doran H. Ross -- A cast gold spider, Brandon Kirby, and Kwaku Dua II / Roslyn A. Walker -- African photographer Frederick Grant and registering copyright in 1884 / Christraud M. Geary |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Beschreibung: | 133 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 0300233043 0-300-23304-3 9780300233049 978-0-300-23304-9 |