Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Use of African Ethnic Names and Country and Place Names
- References to Illustrations in the Text and Notes on Illustrations
- Chapter 1 Headrests and Art
- Chapter 2 A Matter of Style, or, Why Style Matters
- Chapter 3 Methodology, Position and Limitations
- Chapter 4 The Geographical and Chronological Distribution of the Columned Headrest
- Chapter 5 Authenticity and History
- Chapter 6 East African Headrests: Identity, Form and Aesthetics
- Chapter 7 Tracing Histories: Central and Southern African Connections
- Chapter 8 Not Just a Curious Beauty: The Anatomy of Meaning in Useful Objects
- Notes to Chapters
- Bibliography
- List of Illustrations
- Index
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 May 2019
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Use of African Ethnic Names and Country and Place Names
- References to Illustrations in the Text and Notes on Illustrations
- Chapter 1 Headrests and Art
- Chapter 2 A Matter of Style, or, Why Style Matters
- Chapter 3 Methodology, Position and Limitations
- Chapter 4 The Geographical and Chronological Distribution of the Columned Headrest
- Chapter 5 Authenticity and History
- Chapter 6 East African Headrests: Identity, Form and Aesthetics
- Chapter 7 Tracing Histories: Central and Southern African Connections
- Chapter 8 Not Just a Curious Beauty: The Anatomy of Meaning in Useful Objects
- Notes to Chapters
- Bibliography
- List of Illustrations
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- African Dream MachinesStyle, Identity and Meaning of African Headrests, pp. 425 - 444Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2007