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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | French English |
| Language Notes: | French and English |
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Tielt, Belgium :
Lannoo,
2020.
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| Summary: | 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. This catalogue is the result of the collaboration between the collector Christine Waelbroeck-van Gaver and the author. The catalogue highlights the art of metalworking in West Africa and features pictures of 264 artefacts, several of them are major works of art, others are extremely rare. The author, Peter de Groote, studied law, political sciences and cultural anthropology, he did field work on Sumba and in several African countries, he is a retired tribal art dealer, a retired lecturer on African art and an expert in non-European art for public and private institutions. For 27 years he's been delegated administrator of the Friends of the Royal Museum of Central Africa. He's been interested in metalwork for over 30 years |
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| Physical Description: | 296 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-292) |
| ISBN: | 9789401471596 9401471592 |