Foreword / James Rondeau -- Acknowledgments / Constantine Petridis -- Note to the reader -- From the object to the field (and back again) : complementary perspectives on African art / Constantine Petridis -- Northern Africa and the Sahel. Cat. 1 Of crests, farmers, and antelopes / Pascal James Imperato ; Cats. 2-16 / Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Pascal James Imperato, and Constantine Petridis -- Coastal West Africa. Cat. 17 Of figures spirits, and shrines / Martha G. Anderson ; Cats. 18-50 / Martha G. Anderson, Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Babatunde Lawal, and Constantine Petridis -- Central Africa. Cat. 51 Of masks, men, and women / Manuel Jordan ; Cats. 52-67 / Manuel Jordan and Constantine Petridis -- Eastern and Southern Africa. Cat. 68 Of pillows, cattle, and curios / Anitra Nettleton -- Cats. 69-75 / Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Anitra Nettleton, Constantine Petridis, and Janet M. Purdy -- "One's head is one's creator" : the interconnectedness of word and image in Yoruba art / Babatunde Lawal -- Map -- Works cited -- Contributors -- Index.
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