HEROLD (Erich). The Art of Africa. Tribal Masks from the Náp - Lot 183

HEROLD (Erich). The Art of Africa. Tribal Masks from the Náprstek Museum, Prague. London, Paul Hamlyn, n.d. (circa 1968–1970). Square quarto, publisher’s cardboard binding with an illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful volume devoted to African ritual masks housed at the Náprstek Museum in Prague. Illustrated with numerous color photographs taken by Jindřich Marco, it presents a broad overview of African sculptural traditions, from West Africa to the Congo Basin. Each mask is placed within its cultural, ceremonial, and symbolic context. Reflecting the growing interest in so-called “primitive” arts in the 1960s, this book remains a valued visual reference for lovers of African art.