Primitive art

Book

Primitive art / Douglas Fraser.

Fraser, Douglas, 1929-1982 (Author).

Summary:

"The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the primitive art of Africa, the islands of the South Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia and the Americas - superbly illustrated in colour and black-and-white, and including many objects never before reproduced."--Back cover.

Record details

Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1962.

Content descriptions

General Note:: "Chanticleer Press edition."
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-316) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Preface -- Introduction -- Earlier attitudes -- Scope of primitive art -- Character of primitive art -- The effect of environment -- The influence of tools and technique -- Social forces -- The primitive artist -- The question of realism -- Native versus Western judgment -- Patronage -- The imporance of historical relations -- Psychological factors -- I. Africa -- The people -- The art -- Bushman -- The Negro -- Western Congo -- Lower Congo -- Bushongo -- Eastern Congo -- Gabon -- Southern Nigeria -- The Sudan -- Guinea Coast -- Nigeria -- Benin -- Ife -- Cameroons -- II. Asia-Oceania -- The people -- The art -- Australia -- Old Papuan -- Megalithic -- Aquatic -- Sino-Austronesian -- Dongson -- Late Chou -- Indo-Austronesian -- Southern Indonesia -- Melanesia -- New Guinea -- Southeast Asia -- Eastern Indonesia -- Micronesia -- Polynesia -- Jomon -- Madagascar -- III. America -- The high culture problem -- Mexico -- Peru -- Yucatan -- Central America -- South America -- Caribbean -- The Southwest -- The Southeast -- The Northeast -- The Plains -- Northwest Coast -- Eskimo.