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Glittering as gold : the Harry and Miep Schillings collection of West and Central African bronze adornments
- Title
- Glittering as gold : the Harry and Miep Schillings collection of West and Central African bronze adornments / Arnold Wentholt.
- Author
- Wentholt, Arnold
- Publication
- Leiden : C. Zwartenkot Art Books, 2017.
- ©2017
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- Description
- 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 29 cm
- Summary
- Regarded as inferior in Western eyes, in sub-Saharan Africa copper proved to be a much coveted material which was applied in bodily adornments, in statuettes and as a means of exchange. Brass became a highly valued metal almost rivalling gold in lustre as well as glitter: a typical West African and Central African phenomenon. Among certain African ethnic groups, adornments served not only to distinguish oneself, they could also be regarded the most personal mementoes of the wearer after his or her demise, and were placed as an aide-memoire on the family altar in order to present oblations to on appropriate occasions. From the many hundreds of items included in the collection acquired by Harry and Miep Schillings, this book introduces some hundred items chosen on the basis of their shape, rarity and decorative motifs.
- Alternative Title
- Harry and Miep Schillings collection of West and Central African bronze adornments
- Subject
- Schillings, Harry > Art collections > Catalogs
- Schillings, Miep > Art collections > Catalogs
- Bronze jewelry > Africa, West > Catalogs
- Bronze jewelry > Africa, Central > Catalogs
- Copper jewelry > Africa, West > Catalogs
- Copper jewelry > Africa, Central > Catalogs
- Ethnic jewelry > Africa, West > Catalogs
- Ethnic jewelry > Africa, Central > Catalogs
- Ethnic jewelry > Private collections > Netherlands > Catalogs
- Art > Private collections
- Bronze jewelry
- Copper jewelry
- Ethnic jewelry
- Ethnic jewelry > Private collections
- Central Africa
- West Africa
- Netherlands
- Genre/Form
- Catalogs.
- Note
- Issued in slipcase.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-199) and index.
- Language (note)
- In English, with foreword and introduction in Dutch, English, German, and French.
- Contents
- Foreword. 'En mémoire de René Schillings : 1950-1979' -- Hot and dry : the Kinderhulp Burkina Faso Foundation -- Introduction. Glittering as gold : the Harry and Miep Schillings collection of West and Central African bronze adornments -- Catalogue.
- Call Number
- Sc F 24-19
- ISBN
- 9789054500179
- 9054500174
- LCCN
- 2018357121
- OCLC
- 1003204147
- Author
- Wentholt, Arnold, author.
- Title
- Glittering as gold : the Harry and Miep Schillings collection of West and Central African bronze adornments / Arnold Wentholt.
- Publisher
- Leiden : C. Zwartenkot Art Books, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-199) and index.
- Language
- In English, with foreword and introduction in Dutch, English, German, and French.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 24-19