Description: Striking Iron : The Art of African Blacksmiths, Hardcover by Roberts, Allen F. (EDT); Joyce, Tom (EDT); Berns, Marla C. (EDT); Dewey, William J. (CON); Drewal, Henry J. (CON), ISBN 0990762661, ISBN-13 9780990762669, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
For more than two millennia, African blacksmiths have transformed one of Earth’s most basic natural resources into objects of life-changing utility, empowerment, prestige, spiritual potency, and astonishing artistry—shaping African cultures in the most fundamental ways. Striking Iron combines interdisciplinary scholarship with vivid illustrations to offer the most comprehensive treatment to date of the blacksmith’s art in sub-Saharan Africa. Interspersed throughout are photographs of more than 250 diverse works from over 100 ethnic groups—including tools, blades, currencies, wood sculptures studded with iron, musical instruments, and accoutrements—with field photographs documenting blacksmiths at work and objects in use. Seventeen contributors write from the disciplinary perspectives of art history, art, anthropology, archaeology, history, and astronomy, examining how the blacksmiths’ virtuosity can harness powers of the natural and spiritual worlds, effect change and ensure protection, assist with life’s challenges and transitions, and enhance the efficacies of sacred acts.
Exhibition dates: Muse du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris, November 19, 2019, to March 29, 2020
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Number of Pages: 512 Pages
Publication Name: Striking Iron : the Art of African Blacksmiths
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural Hi-Story
Item Height: 1.7 in
Subject: Archaeology, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Metal Work, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, African
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 94.6 Oz
Author: Tom Joyce
Item Length: 11.3 in
Subject Area: Art, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Crafts & Hobbies
Item Width: 9.3 in
Format: Hardcover
