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Egypt in Africa / Theodore Celenko, editor.

Contributor(s): Celenko, Theodore | Indianapolis Museum of Art
Language: English Publisher: Indianapolis : Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana University Press, 1996.Description: 134 p. : ill., maps, photos. (part col.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0936260645Subject(s): Egypt -- Civilization -- African influences -- Exhibitions | Africa -- Civilization -- Egyptian influences -- Exhibitions
Contents:
African prehistory and human evolution / K.D. Schick; The geographical origins and population relationships of early ancient Egyptians / S.O.Y. Keita; Ancient Egyptian as an African language, Egypt as an African culture / Christopher Ehret; Saharan rock art / M. Sahnouni; The predynastic of Egypt / Fekri A. Hassan; Early African cultures: an Afrocentric perspective / M. Kete Asante; The origins and development of ancient Nile Valley writing / F.J. Yurco; The Mesopotamian influence on ancient Egyptian writing / John Ray; Mother and child figures in Africa / M.J. Ehrlich; Mother and child imagery in Egypt and its influence on Christianity / F.J. Yurco; African headrests / Rebecca L. Green; Depiction of humans in African art / T. Celenko; Ancestor worship and divine kingship in the ancient Nile Valley / Lanny Bell; Ancestor worship and divine kingship in Subsaharan Africa / C.M. Kusimba; Animal deities and symbols in Africa / C.M. Kusimba; The beast of kings: male lion imagery / J.E. Romano; Masking in sub-Saharan Africa / A.P. Bourgois; The case for ceremonial masking in ancient Egypt / A. Wolinski; The case against extensive masking in ancient Egypt / R.S. Blanchi; Body art in Africa: painting, tatooing and scarification / C.C. Aniakor; Tatooing and skin painting in the ancient Nile Valley / R.S. Blanchi; Scarification in the Nile Valley from antiquity to the present / T. Kendall; Circumcision and male initiation in Africa / Susan Bailey; An outline of Nubian history / P. Lacovara; The Qustul incense burner and the case for a Nubian origin of ancient Egyptian kingship / Bruce B. Williams; Interaction between the Nubian A-group and predynastic Egygpt / J.W. Wegner; King Taharqa of Kush / P. Brooks-Bertram; The diversity of indigenous Africans / S.O.Y. Keita; The physical characteristics of Egyptians and their southern neighbors / F.M. Snowdon, jr; Two tomb-wall painted reliefs of Rameses III and Sety I and ancient Nile Valley population diversity / F.J. Yurco; Are Africans African? / A.G. Hilliard III; European racism regarding ancient Egypt / M. Kete Asante.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Shelves LD.INDIANAPOLIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000086168
Book Book British Museum Africa Oceania and the Americas Open Shelves KYC [CEL-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available M31588
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Sars NL1.CEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 000812
Book Book British Museum Royal Anthropological Institute Open Shelves KYC [CEL-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available L66616
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Published in connection with the exhibition of the same name at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1996.

African prehistory and human evolution / K.D. Schick; The geographical origins and population relationships of early ancient Egyptians / S.O.Y. Keita; Ancient Egyptian as an African language, Egypt as an African culture / Christopher Ehret; Saharan rock art / M. Sahnouni; The predynastic of Egypt / Fekri A. Hassan; Early African cultures: an Afrocentric perspective / M. Kete Asante; The origins and development of ancient Nile Valley writing / F.J. Yurco; The Mesopotamian influence on ancient Egyptian writing / John Ray; Mother and child figures in Africa / M.J. Ehrlich; Mother and child imagery in Egypt and its influence on Christianity / F.J. Yurco; African headrests / Rebecca L. Green; Depiction of humans in African art / T. Celenko; Ancestor worship and divine kingship in the ancient Nile Valley / Lanny Bell; Ancestor worship and divine kingship in Subsaharan Africa / C.M. Kusimba; Animal deities and symbols in Africa / C.M. Kusimba; The beast of kings: male lion imagery / J.E. Romano; Masking in sub-Saharan Africa / A.P. Bourgois; The case for ceremonial masking in ancient Egypt / A. Wolinski; The case against extensive masking in ancient Egypt / R.S. Blanchi; Body art in Africa: painting, tatooing and scarification / C.C. Aniakor; Tatooing and skin painting in the ancient Nile Valley / R.S. Blanchi; Scarification in the Nile Valley from antiquity to the present / T. Kendall; Circumcision and male initiation in Africa / Susan Bailey; An outline of Nubian history / P. Lacovara; The Qustul incense burner and the case for a Nubian origin of ancient Egyptian kingship / Bruce B. Williams; Interaction between the Nubian A-group and predynastic Egygpt / J.W. Wegner; King Taharqa of Kush / P. Brooks-Bertram; The diversity of indigenous Africans / S.O.Y. Keita; The physical characteristics of Egyptians and their southern neighbors / F.M. Snowdon, jr; Two tomb-wall painted reliefs of Rameses III and Sety I and ancient Nile Valley population diversity / F.J. Yurco; Are Africans African? / A.G. Hilliard III; European racism regarding ancient Egypt / M. Kete Asante.

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