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African Dream Machines
Anitra Nettleton
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Description for African Dream Machines
Paperback. African headrests have been moved out of the category of functional objects and into the more rarefied category of 'art' objects. Styles in African headrests are usually defined in terms of western art and archaeological discourses, but this book interrogates these definitions of style through a case study of headrests of the 'Tellem' of Mali. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1120.
African headrests have been moved out of the category of functional objects and into the more rarefied category of 'art' objects. Styles in African headrests are usually defined in terms of western art and archaeological discourses, but this book interrogates these definitions of style through a case study of headrests of the 'Tellem' of Mali.""African Dream Machines"" questions the assumed one-to-one relationship between formal styles and ethnic identities or classifications.The notion of 'authenticity' as a fixed value in relation to African art is de-stabilised, while historical factors are used to demonstrate that 'authenticity', in the form sought by collectors of ... Read more
African headrests have been moved out of the category of functional objects and into the more rarefied category of 'art' objects. Styles in African headrests are usually defined in terms of western art and archaeological discourses, but this book interrogates these definitions of style through a case study of headrests of the 'Tellem' of Mali.""African Dream Machines"" questions the assumed one-to-one relationship between formal styles and ethnic identities or classifications.The notion of 'authenticity' as a fixed value in relation to African art is de-stabilised, while historical factors are used to demonstrate that 'authenticity', in the form sought by collectors of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
487
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868144587
SKU
V9781868144587
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99-15
About Anitra Nettleton
Anitra Nettelton is a Professor in the Wits School of Arts, Johannesburg. This manuscript was awarded the University Research Committee Publication Award in 2006.
Reviews for African Dream Machines
Scholarship on sub-Saharan Africa is very thinly theorised. Few scholars seem to have the range to make connections with art practice elsewhere and generally offer interpretations which struggle to get beyond ethnographic documentation. Few monographs engage with the wider debates. This book is an exception... The author is one of those at the forefront of this engagement. Professor John Mack, ... Read more