Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture ebook

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The global appetit The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, eighteen scholars pay homage to both the African elephant and African creativity.

The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. The global appetit The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. The elephant's natural history is the starting point for this collection. Other essays discuss the animal's place in religious imagery, local economies, and regional cultures. Other essays discuss the animal's place in religious imagery, local economies and regional cultures. In this anthology, 18 scholars pay homage to both the African elephant and African creativity. The global appetite for ivory and the consequences of the ivory trade are the focus of two essays and of the epilogue, which also discusses the elephant as an endangered species.

Elephant : the animal and its ivory in African culture. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California. Fagg, William (1958). Afro-Portuguese Ivories. London: Batchworth Press. Emma George Ross, "Afro-Portuguese Ivories" Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2002.

Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture The African elephant and its role in the life of different cultural groups in sub-Saharan Africa is examined in this remarkable exhibition catalogue bringing a ne. .

Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1992. The African elephant and its role in the life of different cultural groups in sub-Saharan Africa is examined in this remarkable exhibition catalogue bringing a new awareness to the study of ivory; includes an overview of the ivory trade. Stunning photographs throughout and a thorough bibliography enrich the catalogue. Visonà, Monica Blackmun, et al. A History of Art in Africa. New York: Abrams, 2001.

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