Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums - Couverture souple

 
9783039421985: Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums

Synopsis

The richly illustrated volume explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria and offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Esther Tisa Francini is head of archives and provenance research at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich and co-director of the Benin Initiative Switzerland.
Alice Hertzog is a social anthropologist working as provenance researcher at the University of Zurich’s Ethnographic Museum.
Alexis Malefakis is a curator at the University of Zurich’s Ethnographic Museum, where he is in charge of the Africa collection.
Michaela Oberhofer is curator of art from Africa and Oceania at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, and co-director of the Benin Initiative Switzerland.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The richly illustrated volume explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria and offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.