Art, innovation, and politics in eighteenth-century Benin

Paula Girshick Ben-Amos
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1999.
ISBN: 0253335035   ISBN13: 9780253335036   DDC: 709   LCC: NK1087.6  

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-168) and index.

The study of eighteenth-century Benin art -- Kings and chiefs in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- Art and innovation in the
eighteenth century -- Obas Ewuakpe, Akenzua I, and Eresoyen in
eighteenth-century art and tradition -- Art as political strategy.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 709 -- Historical, areas, persons treatment
LCC Number: NK1087.6

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xii, 177 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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•  Benin (Kingdom) -- Cultural policy (1)
•  Benin (Kingdom) -- Politics and government (1)
•  Decorative arts, Black -- Benin (Kingdom) -- History -- 18th century (1)

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