Author: Angela ChristianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ashanti (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
African Goldweights
Author: Tom PhillipsPublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A comprehensive survey of these lively and imaginative artifacts.
Ashanti Gold and Goldweights, Art and Ethnography from Africa, the Americas and the Pacific
Author: Christie, Manson & WoodsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Power of Gold
Author: Roslyn A. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780300233049
Category : Art, Ashanti
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This stunning volume showcases and explores a rich and varied collection of Asante royal regalia in the broader context of Asante art. The Asante Kingdom, founded around 1701 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), was renowned for gold, the foundation of its wealth and power. For centuries they mined this metal and traded it with northerners on the Saharan caravan routes and Europeans along the Atlantic coast. The earliest examples of Asante gold were recovered from the wreck of the Whydah, a slave ship that sank off Cape Cod in 1717. The Power of Gold focuses on a dazzling array of adornments and implements used by Asante royals and officials during the 18th century to the present day--providing a deeper understanding of the history, traditions, and visual arts of the Asante people, one of the thriving cultures of West Africa. Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Dallas Museum of Art (04/15/18-08/12/18)
Ashanti
Author: Robert Sutherland RattrayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ashanti (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Akan Weights and the Gold Trade
Author: Timothy F. GarrardPublisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Art of Small Things
Author: John MackPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674026933
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This richly illustrated book celebrates the art of the miniature, but also looks beyond it at the many aspects of "small worlds"--in particular, their capacity to evoke responses that far exceed their physical dimensions. Mack explores the talismanic, religious, or magical properties with which miniatures are often imbued. Considering a wide range of objects, he examines the use of the miniature form in various cultural contexts.
ASHANTI PROVERBS
Author: R. Sutherland RattrayPublisher: Prince Sarfo-Adu
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
First published in 1916, this book contains eight hundred and thirty (830) proverbial sayings of the Ashantis revised with the modern Akan-Twi alphabetic characters and an introduction to the Twi language with a view to the pronunciation of Twi words. To this has been added numerous annotations including English names of the flora and fauna in the Asante dialect employed in this book. This book seeks to show: •Some customs, beliefs, or ethical determinant pure and simple, which may be of interest to the anthropologist. •Some grammatical or syntactical construction of importance to the student of the language.
Luminous Fish
Author: Lynn MargulisPublisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1933392339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In the first story, "Conceits (Howard)," Ren studies chemistry and dates the monumentally self-absorbed Howard Fein, a medical student whose selfishness results in lifelong repercussions for Ren. Later, in "Gases (Raoul)," Ren has a toxic affair with fellow atmospheric chemist Raoul Gautier, who alternately accepts and rejects her advances. In "The Estimator (Georges)," readers meet Georges Standon, a space scientist haunted by the long-ago disappearance of his wife, Odile.
African Miniatures: Goldweights of the Ashanti
Author: Margaret PlassPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art metal-work
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A Historical Geography of Ghana
Author: Kwamina B. DicksonPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521071024
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Originally published in 1969, this book presents a historical geography of Ghana from the earliest times onwards. It describes the people and their social organization, migrations, agriculture, artefacts, manufacturing and history. Numerous illustrative figures, appendices and a detailed bibliography are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ghana and the development of historical geography.