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Facade of the Bicycle House, Zaria, Nigeria

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Description: Facade of the Bicycle House, Zaria, Nigeria

TitleFacade of the Bicycle House, Zaria, Nigeria

Creator nameAbubakar, Jibril Dan

Creator nationality/cultureNigerian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1940–1950

Creation date (description)designed in the 1940s

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationUniversity of Glasgow Library, Scotland

Accession numberACCN 3120/31

SubjectsIslamic architectureBicycles in art

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Chapter 22: Africa (1900–2000)

Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson

Description: History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000

History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000

~~In Africa, the twentieth century was a time of widespread change. The political map had been transformed by the Berlin Conference in 1884–85, when European nations divided up the African continent, claiming distinct areas as their own. Through the first half of the century, France, Britain, Belgium, Portugal, and Germany...

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Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Copyright© 2013 Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

Related print edition pages: pp.547-565

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00219.022

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Chapter subject tags:Africa--History--20th centuryMaterial culture--Africa--20th centuryPhotography--Africa--20th centuryTextile fabrics--Africa--20th centuryClothing and dress--Africa--20th centuryDecorative arts--Africa--20th century

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