Invention and Tradition: The Art of Southeastern Nigeria - Tapa dura

The peoples of Southeastern Nigeria are famous for their artistic creativity. This illuminating book focuses on sculptural arts - mostly figures and masks - examining these largely unpublished works through the dual lenses of invention and tradition, and with many early and recent contextual photographs.

This book celebrates and explores the sculpture and masks of the many diverse ethnic groups living in Southeastern Nigeria. The peoples of this region-the populous Igbo and a dozen nearby but smaller groups-are famous for their artistic creativity. This illuminating book focuses on the area's sculptural arts-mostly figures and masks-examining these mostly unpublished works through the dual lenses of invention and tradition, and with many early and recent contextual photographs.