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The Scramble for Art in Central Africa Enid Schildkrout
The Scramble for Art in Central Africa
Enid Schildkrout
This book is about the expeditions from Europe and North America to collect African art objects at the turn of the century. It describes fascinating encounters between traders, missionaries, ethnographers and African suppliers, and considers how these objects were used in the invention of Africa by the West.
272 pages, 29 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 28, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521586788 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 230 × 24 mm · 446 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Keim, Curtis A. (Moravian College, Pennsylvania) |
| Editor | Schildkrout, Enid (American Museum of Natural History, New York) |