Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ556259
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-1383
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The Mudfish and the European: An African Record of the Age of Discovery.
Vess, Deborah
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v22 n2 p80-90 Fall 1997
Explores the native artwork of the Benin people and discusses how it can be used to document an African perspective to the "Age of Discovery." Portugal established trade with Benin (a small country on the west coast of Africa) in 1486. Includes illustrations and suggested student activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Art History, Colonialism, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnocentrism, Folk Culture, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, Interdisciplinary Approach, International Relations, Material Culture, Non Western Civilization, Realia, Spanish Culture, Undergraduate Study, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Benin; Portugal
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