书名：Sahel：Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara / 萨赫勒地区:撒哈拉沙漠沿岸的艺术与帝国
定价：455.0
ISBN：9781588396877
作者：Alisa Lagamma
版次：1
出版时间：2020-01

内容提要：

题 目：Sahel：Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara / 萨赫勒地区:撒哈拉沙漠沿岸的艺术与帝国

作 者：Alisa Lagamma

出 版：Metropolitan Museum of Art，2020

装 帧：精装，304页

尺 寸：23.6*28.4 cm

 

 

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 edge of the Sahara Desert that includes present-day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad. This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the diverse cultural achievements and traditions of the region, spanning more than 1,300 years from the pre-Islamic period through the 19th century. It features some of the earliest extant art from Africa as well as such iconic works as sculptures by the Dogon and Bamana peoples of Mali. Essays by leading international scholars discuss the art, architecture, archaeology, literature, philosophy, religion, and history of the Sahel, exploring the unique cultural landscape in which these ancient communities flourished. Richly illustrated and brilliantly argued, Sahel brings to life the enduring creativity of the different peoples who lived, traded, and traveled through this crossroads of the world.

 

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

 

Exhibition Schedule:

 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York  (January 29–May 10, 2020)