{"product_id":"african-seats-annales-sciences-humaines-146-9783791314266","title":"African Seats (Annales. Sciences Humaines  146.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrican seats have exceptional sculptural power; and they range from items incorporating carved figures to extraordinarily abstract forms of a minimalism astonishing even by Western standards. No other non-European culture can lay claim to such a variety of seats. Alongside a multitude of stools and backrests for everyday use and unique to a particular group  one finds ritual seats decorated with symbolic representations  ceremonial stools and the partly European-inspired chairs of the heads of families  tribal princes and kings. Drawing on over 170 examples  this book offers a survey of the seats of sub-Saharan Africa  an integral part of a traditional culture that is already disappearing. The various essays by noted ethnologists address the cultural histories and aesthetics of African seats and other objects  as well as their regional characteristics. In addition  there is a wealth of photographic evidence documenting the use of seats and their original contexts  both past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529556287541,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791314262","price":349.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791314266.jpg?v=1780937778","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/african-seats-annales-sciences-humaines-146-9783791314266","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}