This book is one of the finest private collections of African art from West and Central Africa, through South Africa and Madagascar. Conceived around four main themes (Governance and transmission, Protection and caring, Coming together (celebrating, partying, judging and praising), Serving and beautifying) this selection offers a capacious general introduction to the topic of African art and further our understanding of the artworks? source cultures. Patrick Caput is a collector, international consultant and expert of African and Oceanic art. Valentine Plisnier is teacher and researcher in History of Art, and has written major works summarizing the impact of non-European art in the photographic modernity from 1918 until today.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.