Wild Spirits, Strong Medicine: African Art and the Wilderness

Published with the Center for African Art, NYC, this handsome, large (9x12) book illustrates 120 artifacts in excellent color, and introduces them in 80 pages of text and photos (only 15 in b&w) of the settings and uses of the objects. The authors argue persuasively that these cultures regard wilderness as a state that is removed from their civilized villages. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.