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The power of gold : Asante royal regalia from Ghana

Title
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.
Publication
  • Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
  • Dallas : Dallas Museum of Art, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Walker, Roslyn A.
  • Ehrlich, Martha J. (Martha Judith), 1940-
  • Geary, Christraud M.
  • McLeod, M. D. (Malcolm D.)
  • Ross, Doran H.
Description
133 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 28 cm
Summary
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
  • Art, Ashanti > Exhibitions
  • Goldwork > Ashanti (Kingdom) > Exhibitions
  • Art, Ashanti
  • Goldwork
  • Africa > Ashanti (Kingdom)
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
Sc F 18-197
ISBN
  • 0300233043
  • 9780300233049
LCCN
2018932431
OCLC
1032497725
Title
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
Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
Publisher
Dallas : Dallas Museum of Art, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Walker, Roslyn A., editor, contributor.
Ehrlich, Martha J. (Martha Judith), 1940- contributor.
Geary, Christraud M., contributor.
McLeod, M. D. (Malcolm D.), contributor.
Ross, Doran H., contributor.
Research Call Number
Sc F 18-197
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