Cloth, Dress and Art Patronage in Africa
Author:   Judith Perani ,  Norma Wolff
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   v. 6
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9781859732953


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 March 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Judith Perani ,  Norma Wolff
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Berg Publishers
Volume:   v. 6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.321kg
ISBN:  

9781859732953


ISBN 10:   185973295
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 March 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Part I The impact of patronage on the arts of Africa; art patronage as a generator cloth and dress; cloth and dress as a mirror of culture in Africa; patron roles; leadership arts in state societies. Part II The development of hausa, Nupe and Yoruba cloth and dress productions: historical context of leadership, trade and art patronage; patterns of production and consumption of luxury cloth in the nineteenth century; the impact of trade on continuity and change in twentieth century Nigerian cloth traditions; production and consumption of Yoruba cloth and dress in the late twentieth century.

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'Rich details from the West African literature and the authors' own research in contemporary Nigeria illustrate the many ways that cloth mediates social circumstance.' Choice Finalist in the Arnold Rubin Award for Outstanding Publication


'Rich details from the West African literature and the authors' own research in contemporary Nigeria illustrate the many ways that cloth mediates social circumstance.'ChoiceFinalist in the Arnold Rubin Award for Outstanding Publication


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Judith Perani Ohio University Norma H. Wolff Iowa State University

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