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Three books about the Akan culture, in excellent condition.

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Three reference works and catalogs on the art of the Akan

1. The Gold of the Akans. Catalogue. Exhibition at the Musée d'Aquitaine. Bordeaux. 2016. 72 pp. Very richly illustrated with several hundred objects and thoroughly described.

2. GERARD PESCHEUX. The Ashanti Kingdom. Karthala. Paris. 2003. 582 pp. ill.
An extensive and in-depth study of the Asante kingdom from the 17th to the 20th century, in which all aspects are covered: history, customs and rituals, etc.

3. TOBY GREEN. A fistful of shells. Penguin books 2020. 614 pp. ill. West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution.
Description of life, trade, slavery in West Africa.


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Three reference works and catalogs on the art of the Akan

1. The Gold of the Akans. Catalogue. Exhibition at the Musée d'Aquitaine. Bordeaux. 2016. 72 pp. Very richly illustrated with several hundred objects and thoroughly described.

2. GERARD PESCHEUX. The Ashanti Kingdom. Karthala. Paris. 2003. 582 pp. ill.
An extensive and in-depth study of the Asante kingdom from the 17th to the 20th century, in which all aspects are covered: history, customs and rituals, etc.

3. TOBY GREEN. A fistful of shells. Penguin books 2020. 614 pp. ill. West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution.
Description of life, trade, slavery in West Africa.


shipped with track and trace

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3
Ethnic group/ culture
Akan
Material
Three books about the Akan culture
Condition
Excellent condition
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