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Book Title: What Is African Art?: A Short History
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 7.2in
Author: Peter Probst
Publication Name: What Is African Art? : a Short History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
