Caravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa
Kathleen Bickford Berzock (Editor, Curator, Contributor), Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (Organizer, Host institution), Aga Khan Museum (Toronto, Ont) (Host institution), National Museum of African Art (U.S.) (Host institution)
"Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and art historical research to construct a compelling look at medieval trans-Saharan exchange and its legacy. Contributors from diverse disciplines present case studies that form a rich portrayal of a distant time. Topics include descriptions of key medieval cities around the Sahara; networks of exchange that contributed to the circulation of gold, copper, and ivory and their associated art forms; and medieval glass bead production in West Africa's forest region. Featuring a wealth of color images, this fascinating book demonstrates how the rootedness of place, culture, and tradition is closely tied to the circulation of people, objects, and ideas. These "fragments in time" offer irrefutable evidence of the key role that Africa played in medieval history and promote a new understanding of the past and the present"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2019
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University : in association with Princeton University Press, [Evanston, Illinois], 2019