From Yelwa to Yola
Sculpture of Northern Nigeria
by J. Strybol
Hardback (Out of print)
(January 2013)
ISBN: 9789042929036
Price: $86.00
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This book represents 145 wooden and bronze art objects from private collections which have never before been published. They provide insight in the diverse art production of Northern Nigeria, demonstrating the existence of a rich sculptural tradition from Yelwa in the northwest to Yola in the southeast.
The ethnographic literature of the first half of the 20th century paid hardly any attention to the sculptural traditions of the numerous ethnic groups that populated Nigeria. The study of Nigerian art only really got going thanks to the pioneering work of William Fagg who published numerous books and exhibition catalogues on this subject as from the 1950s. The focus, however, was on the ancient art of Ife and Benin, on the one hand, and on the southwestern Yoruba, on the other hand. At the end of the sixties, a great number of wooden sculptures from the Benue Valley – a tributary of the Niger River – came to light. Statues and masks of the Igala, Idoma, Jukun, Mumuye and others conquered the African art market. However, the more northern areas of Nigeria remained terra incognita for a long time. It was mistakenly believed that remnants of wooden sculpture could not be found in regions which had been islamized. This book represents 145 wooden and bronze art objects from private collections which have never before been published. They provide insight in the diverse art production of Northern Nigeria, demonstrating the existence of a rich sculptural tradition from Yelwa in the northwest to Yola in the southeast.
- By (author) J Strybol
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