Caravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa : [exhibition, Block Museum fo Art, Evanston (Illinois, USA), Januaury 26-July 21 2019, The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada, September 21, 2019-February 23, 2020, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, April 8-November 29, 2020]
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Bickford Berzock Kathleen ; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art ;
- Editeurs : Evanston, IL Princeton, NJ Woodstock Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Princeton University Press ;
- Date d'édition : 2019
- ISBN : 978-0-691-18268-1
- Sujets : Commerce -- Catalogues d'exposition -- Afrique occidentale Moyen âge, Civilisation, Commerce, Antiquités, Africa -- Commerce -- History -- Exhibitions, Catalogues d'exposition, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art -- Catalogues d'exposition, Aga Khan Museum, National museum of African art
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (311 p.), : Ill. en coul., cartes, couv. ill. en coul., 29 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis, Royaume-Uni
Notes
Bibliogr. p. [294]-309
Résumé
La 4ème de couverture indique : 'Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and art historical research to construct a compelling look at medieval trans-Saharan exchange and its legacy. Contributors from diverse disciplines present case studies that form a rich portrayal of a distant time. Topics include descriptions of key medieval cities around the Sahara; networks of exchange that contributed to the circulation of gold, copper, and ivory and their associated art forms; and medieval glass bead production in West Africa's forest region. Featuring a wealth of color images, this fascinating book demonstrates how the rootedness of place, culture, and tradition is closely tied to the circulation of people, objects, and ideas. These 'fragments in time' offer irrefutable evidence of the key role that Africa played in medieval history and promote a new understanding of the past and the present'