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The power of gold : Asante royal regalia from Ghana

Title
  1. The power of gold : Asante royal regalia from Ghana / edited by Roslyn A. Walker ; with contributions by Martha J. Ehrlich, Christraud M. Geary, Malcolm D. McLeod, Doran H. Ross, Roslyn A. Walker.
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  1. Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
  2. Dallas : Dallas Museum of Art, [2018]
  3. ©2018

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Additional authors
  1. Walker, Roslyn A.
  2. Ehrlich, Martha J. (Martha Judith), 1940-
  3. Geary, Christraud M.
  4. McLeod, M. D. (Malcolm D.)
  5. Ross, Doran H.
Description
  1. 133 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 28 cm
Summary
  1. This stunning volume showcases and explores a rich and varied collection of Asante royal regalia in the broader context of Asante art. The Asante Kingdom, founded around 1701 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), was renowned for gold, the foundation of its wealth and power. For centuries they mined this metal and traded it with northerners on the Saharan caravan routes and Europeans along the Atlantic coast. The earliest examples of Asante gold were recovered from the wreck of the Whydah, a slave ship that sank off Cape Cod in 1717. The Power of Gold focuses on a dazzling array of adornments and implements used by Asante royals and officials during the 18th century to the present day-providing a deeper understanding of the history, traditions, and visual arts of the Asante people, one of the thriving cultures of West Africa. Exhibition: Dallas Museum of Art, USA (15.04.-12.08.2018).
Subject
  1. Art, Ashanti > Exhibitions
  2. Goldwork > Ashanti (Kingdom) > Exhibitions
  3. Art, Ashanti
  4. Goldwork
  5. Africa > Ashanti (Kingdom)
Genre/Form
  1. Exhibition catalogs.
Call number
  1. Sc F 18-197
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Title
  1. The power of gold : Asante royal regalia from Ghana / edited by Roslyn A. Walker ; with contributions by Martha J. Ehrlich, Christraud M. Geary, Malcolm D. McLeod, Doran H. Ross, Roslyn A. Walker.
Distributor
  1. Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
Publisher
  1. Dallas : Dallas Museum of Art, [2018]
Copyright date
  1. ©2018
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Added author
  1. Walker, Roslyn A., editor, contributor.
  2. Ehrlich, Martha J. (Martha Judith), 1940- contributor.
  3. Geary, Christraud M., contributor.
  4. McLeod, M. D. (Malcolm D.), contributor.
  5. Ross, Doran H., contributor.
LCCN
  1. 2018932431
ISBN
  1. 0300233043 (hardcover)
  2. 9780300233049 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. Sc F 18-197
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