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Author:Fritz Richard
Discover West African Adinkra Symbols and their hidden wisdom: Adinkra symbols originated in Ghana, they reflect common wisdom.
Adinkra symbols originated in Ghana, they reflect common wisdom. The symbols relate to God, quality of human relations and the spirituality of life. Now you can spend hours in blissful stress relief therapy. May this book bring you many years of enjoyment and wisdom.Author:...- $22.97
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Author:Rocket Publishing
Mosaics Hexagon Coloring Book: Animals Color by Number for Adults Stress Relieving Design
THE BEST GIFT IDEA COLOR BY NUMBER FOR GROWN-UPS Each number means a particular color from a 25-color palette. You will KNOW the secrect pictures that HIDDEN on the pages when you START COLORING them. - Each coloring page is designed to help relax...- $8.13
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Author:Sean O'Toole
Angus Taylor: Mind Through Materials
The first book on the South-African sculptor Angus Taylor to offer a comprehensive survey of his entire work to date. South African sculptor Angus Taylor, born in Johannesburg in 1970 and alumnus of the University of Pretoria, is known mainly for his monumental works....- $65.00
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Author:Franziska Bolz
Art Africa
The common ground of these expressive objects is their African origin. However, little is known about the artists who created them. On their journey through space and time the context in which these works of art must be seen has changed and thus their...- $14.95
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Author:Cynthia Kros
Archives of Times Past: Conversations about South Africa's Deep History
This volume critically examines sources of evidence and material from the archive that historically have been used to tell southern Africa's pre-colonial story.Author: Cynthia KrosISBN-10: 1776147278ISBN-13: 9781776147274Publisher: Wits University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2022Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.80d- $35.00
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Author:Ntone Edjabe
Festac エ77: 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture
"This book presents a staggering amount of information, vital to any researcher of African and diasporic cultures, as well as any interested in international art, music, and politics of the 1970s." -Autumn Diaz, ARLIS/NA ReviewsEarly in 1977, thousands of artists, writers, musicians, activists and...- $49.95
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Author:Bruce Goodall
Headrests of Southern Africa: The Architecture of Sleep - Kwazulu-Natal, Eswatini and Limpopo
For the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information on their carvers, and the stories of their creation, ownership, and useHeadrests from Southern Africa - The architecture of sleep presents the subject of southern African headrests in a fascinating new...- $95.00
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Author:Sean O'Toole
Irma Stern: African in Europe - European in Africa
In this wide-ranging monograph, the achievements of Irma Stern, one of South Africa's most celebrated painters, are introduced to a contemporary audience. The vivid and powerful expressionist paintings of Irma Stern were a key factor in the modernization of early 20th-century South African art....- $25.00
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Author:Cynthia J. Becker
Blackness in Morocco: Gnawa Identity Through Music and Visual Culture
A groundbreaking study of Blackness in Morocco through the lens of visual representation For more than thirteen centuries, caravans transported millions of enslaved people from Africa south of the Sahara into what is now the Kingdom of Morocco. Today there are no museums, plaques,...- $30.00
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Author:Vivien Green
Migrating Objects: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
The result of extensive recent research, Migrating Objects reveals Peggy Guggenheim's two-decade period of collecting beyond the European and North American art with which she is usually associatedIn the 1950s and '60s, Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) began to turn her attentions as a collector toward...- $40.00
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Author:Atta Kwami
Kumasi Realism, 1951-2007: An African Modernism
Western approaches to Africa's visual culture have until recently separated 'traditional' from 'modern' as if the two categories had no common ground, and as if only the former was authentically African. Yet 'tradition' is also an active process of handing on, one subject to...- $50.95
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Author:D. O. Fagunwa
Forest of a Thousand Daemons: A Hunter's Saga
The first novel written in the Yoruba language and one of the first to be written in any African language.Author: D. O. FagunwaISBN-10: 0872866300ISBN-13: 9780872866300Publisher: City Lights BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2013Pages: 153Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/26/2013- $15.95
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Author:Adelaide Afrifa Manu
Adinkra Symbols: Coloring Book
This book contains 50 Adinkra (African) symbols with their names and their meanings for your education and coloring relaxation. Each symbol has been uniquely designed and patterned to give you satisfaction and to ignite the passion of coloring.Ready for an excited adventure? Order your...- $9.99
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Author:Hendrik Folkerts
Igshaan Adams: Desire Lines
A timely exploration of the allusive, sculptural fiber work of an important contemporary South African artist The book presents an early career survey of the work of Cape Town-based artist Igshaan Adams (b. 1982), showcasing his multimedia practice since 2009. In addition to exploring...- $30.00
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Author:Kesang Lamdark
Kesang Lamdark
On Kesang Lamdark's sculptural explorations of Tibetan and Western heritagesCombining unusual materials, from hair to plastic, beer cans to nail polish, Swiss Tibetan artist Kesang Lamdark's (born 1963) art is marked by his displaced and multicultural upbringing. This publication gathers his sculptural works.Author: Kesang...- $75.00
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Author:Uzoamaka Nnamani-Oputa
Why Women Do Not Grow Beards: Nkemdiche
African folktales are believed to have a unifying power between the living and the dead. It not only connects the ancestors to the present generations, it has a link or message for future generations. They communicate morals and traditions to the young in preparation...- $31.95
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Author:Urbantoons Illustrations
Adult Coloring Book for Black Women: Melanin Goddess, Black Queens, Princesses, Mermaids, African American Afro Dreadlocks, Good vibes, Relaxation, An
Unleash your creativity with "Adult Coloring Books for Black Women". Did you know that Coloring mandala illustrations with beautiful black women can increase self-confidence and is a form of art therapy that can reduce anxiety, tension and overall stress. Coloring stimulates creativity and is...- $9.78
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Author:Anne-Marie Benezech
Kuyu
In Kuyu, part of the Visions of Africa series, the reader will find a wide range of authentic objects belonging to a traditional Equatorial African culture, as well as a reconstruction of the migration routes that would explain such a seemingly motley collection of...- $39.95
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Author:Phyllis Klotz
You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokotho: A Play
You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokotho is a bristling example of protest theatre making during the height of apartheid. Created in ensemble fashion in 1986 by director Phyllis Klotz in collaboration with performers Thobeka Maqhutyana, Nomvula Qosha...- $20.00
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Author:Cynthia Kros
Archives of Times Past: Conversations about South Africa's Deep History
This volume critically examines sources of evidence and material from the archive that historically have been used to tell southern Africa's pre-colonial story.Author: Cynthia KrosISBN-10: 1776147286ISBN-13: 9781776147281Publisher: Wits University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2022Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.54lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d- $99.00
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Author:Talata's Truth
Bukgee Coloring: African Symbols Vol 1
Bukgee {pronounced Book-Gi} Coloring is a book collection highlighting African history, culture, and traditions. Volume I: An introduction to Adinkra {pronounced Ah-Din-Kra}Adinkra symbols date back to the 18th century and have been used throughout history to communicate and covey an emotion. Learn about some...- $20.00
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Author:N. V. Parekh
I Am Sparkling: N.V. Parekh and His Portrait Studio Clients: Mombasa, Kenya, 1940-1980
A previously unseen trove of Kenyan studio portraits, expressing a photographer's vision and a city's lively identityWhen the Kenyan-born photographer N.V. Parekh opened his Mombasa portrait studio in 1942, the city was galvanized. People came to visit Parekh from all over East Africa to...- $50.00
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Author:Dave Kobrenski
Djoliba Crossing: Journeys Into West African Music and Culture
Discover the music and culture of West Africa in this beautifully illustrated account of an artist's adventures in the Niger River valley. Djoliba Crossing is both an adventure memoir and a guidebook for the music traditions of West Africa. Descriptions of ancient music and...- $38.00
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Author:Latoya Nicole
Colors of Hope: A Christian Coloring Book Inspirational Quotes Black Women, Brown Women
It's finally time to hope again with this Inspirational coloring book by Latoya Nicole - Colors of Hope: A Christian Coloring Book Celebrating Black and Brown Women and it's the perfect gift to yourself.We all need hope. The good news is that as a...- $9.95
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Author:John Gillow
African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent
The traditional, handcrafted textiles of Africa are sumptuous, intricate, and steeped in cultural significance. Region by region, African Textiles covers, as no other volume has, the handmade textiles of West, North, East, Central, and Southern Africa, outlining the range of weaving techniques, and the...- $34.95
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Author:Delinda Collier
Media Primitivism: Technological Art in Africa
In Media Primitivism Delinda Collier provides a sweeping new understanding of technological media in African art, rethinking the assumptions that have conceptualized African art as unmediated, primary, and natural. Collier responds to these preoccupations by exploring African artworks that challenge these narratives. From one...- $27.95
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Author:Nicholas J. Conard
Early Symbolic Culture and the Evolution of Behavioral Modernity
Publication of results from the conference on early symbolic culture and the evolution of behavioral modernity, held as part of the Hugo Obermaier Meeting in Heidenheim, Germany.Author: Nicholas J. ConardISBN-10: 3935751311ISBN-13: 9783935751315Publisher: Kerns VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2024Pages: 330Format: Hardcover- $56.00
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Author:Nox Smith
Sugar Skull Color by Numbers for Adults: Mosaic Coloring Book Stress Relieving Design Puzzle Quest
GIFT IDEAS COLOURING BOOKS COLOR BY NUMBER These relaxing illustrations of this coloring book are sure to bring you calm and peace with every pages. And these pictures are easy to see to make this a stress free coloring experience for colorists of all...- $7.74
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Author:Joseph Pollakoff
Profound Black Queens Almost Lost in History
The book delivers a captivating journey shown through art and storytelling on ancient black queens who were almost forgotten or unrecognized in history. It features breathtaking, ready-to-hang, original art depicting beautiful black queens who ruled in Africa, Europe, America, and the Middle East. Powerfully...- $13.99
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Author:Christopher L. Richards
Cosmopolitanism and Women's Fashion in Ghana: History, Artistry and Nationalist Inspirations
Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, this book delves into the rich world of Ghanaian fashion, demonstrating how, over time, local dress styles and materials have been fused with global trends to create innovative, high fashion garments that reflect a distinctly Ghanaian cosmopolitanism....- $170.00
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Author:Masimba Hwati
Sokunge (As If)
"Sokunge/As if ". "Sokunge", is a Shona word that describes phenomena that is intrinsically something else other than their appearance. More like deception or dissimulation of form, concept, or sound. In this exhibition, I was looking at forms that appear as something, but upon...- $35.00
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Author:Bluebee Journals
African patterns coloring book: traditional African bohemian patterns, ethnic African pattern, geometric elements, African tribal textile, Zulu and mo
Awesome traditional African patterns with a bohemian touch. These beautiful abstract illustrations will make sure you you start asking questions about why such patterns never go out of fashion and why most tribes still use them in textiles. Don't be afraid to use uncommon...- $7.99
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Author:Peter Garlake
Early Art and Architecture of Africa
This new history of over 5,000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Garlake focuses on seven key regions--southern Africa, Nubia, Aksum, the Niger River, West...- $29.99
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Author:Franziska Bolz
Art Africa
The common ground of these expressive objects is their African origin. However, little is known about the artists who created them. On their journey through space and time the context in which these works of art must be seen has changed and thus their...- $24.95
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Author:Patricia Vinnicombe
People of the Eland: Rock Paintings of the Drakensberg Bushmen as a Reflection of Their Life and Thought
The cornerstone of current understanding of rock art of the San of Drakensberg First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the outsider's view upon San rock art that had dominated studies of rock art for nearly...- $40.00
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Author:Bodys Isek Kingelez
Bodys Isek Kingelez
Made from quotidian materials, Kingelez's sculptures evoke visionary architecturesThe sculptures of Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948-2015) are imagined architectural propositions and improbable structures for a fairytale urban landscape. Comprised of paper, commercial packaging and the stuff of everyday life, his "extreme maquettes" transform these materials...- $35.00
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Author:Seyram Agbleze
Journey of West African Textile Traditions
After winning the Thetis Blacker Award, the author embarks on a trip through West Africa to observe the different textiles of the region. African textiles are loved by many but little is known about their history. These textiles have a hypnotic effect, the ability...- $7.95
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Author:Kendall Geers
Incarnations: African Art as Philosophy
Traditional and contemporary works from one of the most important African art collectionsDrawing on historical and contemporary art from Congolese art collector Sindika Dokolo's collection, IncarNations looks at masks, images and historic objects from Africa and its diasporas.Author: Kendall GeersISBN-10: 8836642993ISBN-13: 9788836642991Publisher: Silvana EditorialeLanguage:...- $25.00
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Author:Nox Smith
Unicorn and Friend Color by Numbers for Adults: Mosaic Coloring Book Stress Relieving Design Puzzle Quest
GIFT IDEAS COLOURING BOOKS COLOR BY NUMBER These relaxing illustrations of this coloring book are sure to bring you calm and peace with every pages. And these pictures are easy to see to make this a stress free coloring experience for colorists of all...- $7.14
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Author:Matthias de Groof
Lumumba in the Arts
It is no coincidence that a historical figure such as Patrice Emery Lumumba, independent Congo's first prime minister, who was killed in 1961, has lived in the realm of the cultural imaginary and occupied an afterlife in the arts. After all, his project remained...- $79.00
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Author:Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara
Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé
The first art historical study of Yoruba-descended African Brazilian religious art based on an author's long-term participation in and observation of private and public rituals. At a time when the art of the African diaspora has aroused much general interest for its multicultural dimensions,...- $30.95
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Author:Latoya Nicole
Calm as Ever: Black Women Self Care Journal (90 Days) of Gratitude and Self Love
You can't pour from an empty cup. Give yourself permission to focus on self-care and self-love. It is important for your physical wellness and mental health, as well as for the health of your relationships. This 90 day journal encourages women to make themselves...- $14.99
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Author:Helene Joubert
Helena Rubinstein: Madame's Collection
A selection from the legendary makeup mogul's African art collection, with new research and imagesWith her business acumen and ever-fresh sense of style, it is no wonder that Polish-American businesswoman Helena Rubinstein's (1872-1965) was once one of the cosmetics industry's most powerful moguls. Called...- $39.95
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Author:Alisa Lagamma
Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara
A comprehensive exploration, spanning 1,300 years, of the art and culture of the Sahel region of Africa This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the Sahel ("shore" in Arabic), a vast area on the southern...- $65.00
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Author:Constantine Petridis
The Language of Beauty in African Art
Displacing Western values in scholarship and museum interpretation over the past century through an exploration of traditional African artworks and aesthetic vocabularies This ambitious publication centers indigenous perspectives on traditional artworks from Africa by focusing on the judgments and vocabularies of members of the...- $65.00
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Author:Barthelemy Toguo
Barth駘駑y Toguo
A comprehensive survey of the French Cameroonian artist's multimedia explorations of colonialism and displacementFrench Cameroonian artist Barth駘駑y Toguo (born 1967) uses a multidisciplinary approach to address complex subjects such as colonialism and race. He paints in a manner that is both fluid and skillfully...- $60.00
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Author:Zenmaster Coloring Books
African Art and Designs: Adult Coloring book full of artwork and designs inspired by Africa
Embark on a vibrant journey through the rich tapestry of African Art and Designs. This captivating coloring book celebrates the diversity, beauty, and cultural heritage of the African continent through a collection of intricately designed illustrations inspired by traditional motifs, symbols, and artistic styles.Dive...- $7.99
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Author:C馗ile Fromont
The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo
Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the west central African kingdom of Kongo practiced Christianity and actively participated in the Atlantic world as an independent, cosmopolitan realm. Drawing on an expansive and largely unpublished set of objects, images, and documents, Cecile Fromont examines...- $35.00
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Author:Aryla Publishing
Black Kings and Queens Coloring Book: Adult Colouring Fun Stress Relief Relaxation and Escape
Black Kings and Queens Coloring Book. This colouring book features beautiful illustrations of black royalty.We wanted to celebrate Black People with regal images that represent the African Kings and Queens we once were. Some based on reality some are fictional but created with love....- $5.99
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Author:Erica P. Jones
Meleko Mokgosi: Bread, Butter, and Power
A contemporary African artist's call for democracyBotswana-born Meleko Mokgosi is an emerging contemporary artist whose large-scale figurative paintings are garnering growing accolades and attention worldwide. In all his work, Mokgosi emphasizes narrative storytelling. This approach inspires the viewer to think deeply about the politics,...- $20.00
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