Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin

Paula Girshick Ben-Amos is Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University. She is author of The Art of Benin and co-editor (with Arnold Rubin) of The Art of Power/The Power of Art: Essays in Benin Iconology.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Study of 18th-Century Benin ArtKings and Chiefs in the 17th and 18th CenturiesArt and Innovation in the 18th CenturyObas Ewuakpe, Akenzua I and Eresoyen in 18th-Century Art and TraditionArt as Political StrategyGlossary of NamesGlossary of TermsNotesBibliographyIndex

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