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Palace Sculptures of Abomey: History Told on Walls
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PALACE SCULPTURES OF ABOMEY: HISTORY TOLD ON WALLS
by Francesca Pique and Leslie H. Rainer with Jerome C. Alladaye
The Getty Conservation Institute
February 2000, $45.00, ISBN 0-892-36869-2
At first glance, it may appear that this is an art book that focuses on the bas-reliefs found on the walls of the palaces of the Dahomey royal dynasties. However, the authors actually trace the development of Dahomey from the 13th through the 20th centuries when the name of the country was first changed to the People's Republic of Benin, and later to the Republic of Benin.
With an articulate narrative, the ...
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