1. Africa Lost and Regained
2. Historical Background
3. The Black Artist
4. Art and Society
5. Masks
6. Statuary
7. From Myth to History
8. Conclusion

Comparative Survey of World History and Art
Bibliography
Index

"A marvelous introduction to the traditional sculpture of Black Africa. It is an up-to-date, well informed and reliable synthesis, as well as an aesthetically perceptive book."—African Arts

"Not a superficial account of the topic of African art, but a thorough analysis of when and where it began, its progress through the centuries, and its present development. In the back of the book is a comparative survey of epochal historic events in Africa and the rest of the world and relates in a bird's eye view the important changes in the history of mankind. This book should be in each museum library, and also owned by art students generally."—Georgia Museum of Art Quarterly News Bulletin

"Rejecting the old notions of 'Negro art' and 'primitive art,' this handsome volume lends new perspectives to the artistic achievements of the African peoples."—Black Scholar Book Club

"This text contains much African history. In fact, most tribal history must be traced through art alone, since there is no writing. The book also contains an invaluable table of known historical events in Africa with dates when the art was created and a side table of contemporary events in Egypt and the Mediterranean basin."—Western Book Shelf

"Students will find these essays fresh, thought provoking, and a good deal more scholarly than most other writings on African art."—Choice