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Metropolitan Fetish

- African Sculpture and the Imperial French Invention of Primitive Art

About Metropolitan Fetish

From the 1880s to 1940, French colonial officials, businessmen and soldiers, returning from overseas postings, brought home wooden masks and figures from Africa. This imperial and cultural power-play is the jumping-off point for a story that travels from sub-Saharan Africa to Parisian art galleries; from the pages of fashion magazines, through...

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781501736353
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 368
  • Published:
  • September 14, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 178x254x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1361 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 22, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Metropolitan Fetish

From the 1880s to 1940, French colonial officials, businessmen and soldiers, returning from overseas postings, brought home wooden masks and figures from Africa. This imperial and cultural power-play is the jumping-off point for a story that travels from sub-Saharan Africa to Parisian art galleries; from the pages of fashion magazines, through...

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