"The book is divided into three broad geographical areas - Africa, Oceania and the Southeast Asian islands - which explore in thorough detail the history and cultural significance of each region's art. It is magnificently illustrated throughout with photographs of the best pieces held in the world's greatest museums, most notably the prestigious Barbier-Mueller Collection in Switzerland. The book also carries previously unpublished documentary illustrations - prints, photographs and drawings - of the art 'in action', be it a photograph of a piece of jewelry adorning the neck of a Nok warrior or an engraving depicting a Maori war canoe being cast off into the Pacific." "With a select bibliography and maps of all the areas covered, this invaluable publication is an accessible introduction to a truly remarkable canon that was for years considered the preserve of ethnologists and cultural historians."--BOOK JACKET.

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