Seven essays explore problems in the history of Akan artistic forms and images. Mary Jo Arnoldi and Christine Mullen Kreamer. Contributors also include Elisabeth L. Cameron, Patricia Darish, David A. Binkley, Michael Oladejo Afolayan, and Betty Wass. Crowning Achievements explores the cultural history and lore of African headwear and its vital role in reinforcing societal norms, announcing important rituals recalling historical events, and celebrating an individual's achievement. Marla C. Berns and Barbara Rubin Hudson.
Gourds are among the earliest known cultivated plants on the African continent.
This exhaustive regional study examines the gourd from three perspectives - the social, domestic, and ritual contexts in which it is used. Herbert M. Cole and Chike C. Aniakor. The first comprehensive examination of the arts of the Igbo-speaking peoples of southeastern Nigeria. William J. Dewey, with contributions by Toshiko M. McCallum, Jerome Feldman, and Henrietta Cosentino. A comprehensive catalogue of 151 headrests.