LibGuides: ARTD 3128: Arts of Western Africa: Ancient and Pre-Colonial West Africa

Readings Unit 2

Week 3 – Ancient Cultures of Western Africa, Part I.

Sept. 10: McNaughton “Malian Antiquities and Contemporary Desire” and Sidibe “The Pillage of Archaeological Sites in Mali”

Week 4 – Ancient Cultures of Western Africa, Part II.

McNaughton, Patrick R. “Malian Antiquities and Contemporary Desire.”
McNaughton, Patrick R. “Malian Antiquities and Contemporary Desire.” African Arts 28, no. 4 (October 1, 1995): 22–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/3337288.
Sidibé, Samuel. “The Pillage of Archaeological Sites in Mali.”
Sidibé, Samuel. “The Pillage of Archaeological Sites in Mali.” African Arts 28, no. 4 (October 1, 1995): 52–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/3337292.
Plakensteiner “Introduction: Benin Rituals"
Plankensteiner, Barbara. “Introduction.” In Benin Kings and Rituals: Court Arts from Nigeria, edited by Museum für Völkerkunde Wien. Ghent: Snoeck, 2007.