Ways of the Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta. From: African Arts | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: Ogbechie, Sylvester Okwunodu | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Regents of the University of California. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles, California May 19-November 17, 2002

The exhibition "Ways of the Rivers" and its accompanying publication of the same title (reviewed on p. 10) are important additions to existing knowledge about the Niger Delta, a unique geographical environment and definitely one of the most interesting culture areas in the world. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the exhibition provided us with an opportunity to evaluate a...

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