Afro-Portuguese Ivories from Sierra Leone and Nigeria (Yoruba and Benin Kingdoms) in Archaeological Contexts from Southern Portugal

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ID9024854
AuthorsMario Varela Gomes (Portuguese Military Academy, corresponding author), Tânia Manuel Casimiro (0000-0002-9471-6194, Instituto de Historia, corresponding author), Claudia Rodrigues Manso (Department of Archaeology, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume53
Issue4
Pages24-37
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Arts (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-9933 • E-ISSN: 1937-2108
PublisherMIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1162/afar_a_00549
OpenAlexW3094967158
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited3

October 01 2020 Afro-Portuguese Ivories from Sierra Leone and Nigeria (Yoruba and Benin Kingdoms) in Archaeological Contexts from Southern Portugal Mário Varela Gomes, Mário Varela Gomes Mário Varela Gomes is an archaeologist and retired professor at NOVA University of Lisbon, a member of the Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes and Academia Portuguesa da História, and sub-director of the Instituto de Arqueologia e Paleociěncias NOVA University of Lisbon. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Tánia Manuel Casimiro, Tánia Manuel Casimiro Tánia Manuel Casimiro is an archaeologist and researcher at the Instituto de História Contemporánea and Instituto de Arqueologia e Paleociěncias NOVA University of Lisbon. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Claudia Rodrigues Manso Claudia Rodrigues Manso Claudia Rodrigues Manso is an archaeologist and supervisor of the Campo das Cebolas archaeological excavation. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Mário Varela Gomes Mário Varela Gomes is an archaeologist and retired professor at NOVA University of Lisbon, a member of the Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes and Academia Portuguesa da História, and sub-director of the Instituto de Arqueologia e Paleociěncias NOVA University of Lisbon. [email protected] Tánia Manuel Casimiro Tánia Manuel Casimiro is an archaeologist and researcher at the Instituto de História Contemporánea and Instituto de Arqueologia e Paleociěncias NOVA University of Lisbon. [email protected] Claudia Rodrigues Manso Claudia Rodrigues Manso is an archaeologist and supervisor of the Campo das Cebolas archaeological excavation. [email protected] Online Issn: 1937-2108 Print Issn: 0001-9933 © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California.2020The Regents of the University of California African Arts (2020) 53 (4): 24–37. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar_a_00549 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Search Site Citation Mário Varela Gomes, Tánia Manuel Casimiro, Claudia Rodrigues Manso; Afro-Portuguese Ivories from Sierra Leone and Nigeria (Yoruba and Benin Kingdoms) in Archaeological Contexts from Southern Portugal. African Arts 2020; 53 (4): 24–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar_a_00549 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search This paper studies a group of nine Afro-Portuguese ivory objects found in early modern archaeological contexts in southern Portugal. This is the first time ivory artifacts encountered in archaeological excavations have been studied in a way that allows for new conclusions to be made about their social, economic, cultural, and symbolic uses. The archaeological evidence permits us to conclude that, contrary to what has been known till now about these objects, they were not exclusively for display but were actively used and consumed in different Portuguese environments, in contrast to the rest of Europe. The expression "Afro-Portuguese" was first coined by William B. Fagg in the book Afro-Portuguese Ivories, published in 1959. The combination of these two words designates a wide range of artifacts made from elephant tusks and produced under... © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California.2020The Regents of the University of California You do not currently have access to this content

Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnology · Geography · Kingdom · Linguistics · Portuguese · Sierra leone · Yoruba · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Geology · History

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