Métallurgie en Afrique de l'ouest : fer, alliage de cuivre et autre de la collection Christine et Lucien Waelbroeck = Metalworking in West Africa : iron, copper alloy and other from the Christine and Lucien Waelbroeck collection /

For too long, African metalworkers, blacksmiths and foundry men were, with the exception of the creators of the Benin and Ife sculptures, regarded as skilled craftsmen rather than as artists. However, in some communities, the masters of forge and foundry richly deserve to be classified as artists. T...

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