[AFRICAN ARTS]. — GUERRE (Pierre). African Arts. - Lot 8

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[AFRICAN ARTS]. — GUERRE (Pierre). African Arts. - Lot 8
[AFRICAN ARTS]. — GUERRE (Pierre). African Arts. Marseille, Cantini Museum, 1970. Small square 8vo (approx. 16.5 × 16.5 cm), 81 pp., abundant photographic illustrations featuring 184 objects, including 2 color plates, paperback with a color-illustrated photographic cover. Catalog of the major exhibition devoted to traditional African arts held at the Cantini Museum in Marseille in 1970. The entries were written by Pierre Guerre, with a preface by Jacqueline Delange, two leading figures in the study and promotion of African art in France. The BnF confirms the 1970 Marseille edition, illustrated with black-and-white and color plates. The copy clearly bears the dates “Cantini Museum, March 23–August 2, 1970” on the title page. It appears to correspond to the second edition of the catalog: a bibliographic entry specifically describes a “2nd ed.” bearing these same dates, while the BnF lists an earlier version under the notation “March–May 1970.” This richly documented catalog brings together sculptures, masks, statuettes, ritual objects, and metal objects from countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Congo, Gabon, Mali, Nigeria, and others. The photographs notably feature a significant series of Baoulé masks and nkisi fetishes. The book now serves as an interesting testament to the perspective on African arts and French collections at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. A good copy. The interior is clean and well-preserved. However, the cover shows fairly significant scuffing, mainly on the back cover, as well as wear on the edges and corners. A few minor signs of wear. The binding is sturdy.
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