The Anthropology of Art

by Robert Layton and Robert H. Layton

Book Overview

Robert Layton provides an authoritative introduction to the richness and diversity of art forms in non-Western societies. He addresses the problems of aesthetic appreciation across cultures, the varied uses of art, and the fundamental problem of what constitutes art in societies varying from the traditional kingdoms of West Africa, with their specialist craftsmen using precious metals, to Australian hunter-gatherers, with their sand paintings and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521368944
• ISBN13: 9780521368940
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"