The art of West African kingdoms : the Kingdom of Dahomey.

Poster features three photographs. The first is a wooden sculpture representing a king of Dahomey portrayed as a shark. The second is of a 19th century drawing of people attending a Dahomey king's ceremony amidst decorated tents, banners and umbrellas. The third photograph is of a Fon banner depic...

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Corporate Authors: National Museum of African Art (U.S.), Smithsonian Institution
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, [1987]
Series:Africana posters collection.
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MSU - Part of the Africana Posters Collection of the Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections Library.
Physical Description:1 poster : color ; 55 x 42 cm
Variant Title:
Kingdom of Dahomey.
Format: Poster

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Call Number: MSS 379-203
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