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Art and Ambiguity
Perspectives on the Brenthurst Collection of Southern African Art

Item date(s): 1991

Christopher M. Till  - (preface by)
Es'kia Mphahlele  - (introduction by)


Pages: 197pp
Size: 286mm


Place publication: Johannesburg, RSA
Publisher: Johannesburg Art Gallery
ISBN: 1-874836-04-3

Additional notes:
Exhibition 4/12/91-29/3/92.

Ref: SA/0698

Articles

Ambiguity, Style and Meaning
 Patricia Davison (essay by)
   p12

Looking from the Outside: the Historical Context of the Brenthurst Collection of Southern African Art
 Johan van Schalkwyk (essay by)
   p20

Tradition, Authenticity and Tourist Sculpture in 19th and 20th Century South Africa
 Anitra Nettleton (essay by)
   p32

Headrests: Tsonga Types and Variations
 Rayda Becker (essay by)
   p58

Zulu' Headrests and Figurative Carvings: the Brenthurst Collection and the Art of South-east Africa
 Sandra Klopper (essay by)
   p80

Southern African Beadwork: Issues of Classification and Collecting
 Diane Levy (essay by)
   p104

Public Pleasures: Smoking and Snuff-taking in Southern Africa
   p126






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