Benin Ivories: Art History and Regional Interaction in Nigeria
FAIN: RO-22615-93
Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH 44115-2214)
Kathy Curnow Nasara (Project Director: October 1992 to December 1999)
To support a study of five centuries of ivory carvings of the Kingdom of Benin, now part of Nigeria, that will document the retention and adaptation of art traditions as a result of contact with neighboring and European cultures.