Introduction by Ernestine White-Mifetu & Yekaterina Barbash

Line drawings by Paula Kinsel

This colouring book showcases a remarkable selection of Ancient Egyptian art and the arts of Africa from the Brooklyn Museum.

The collections cover a breathtakingly wide range thematically, geographically and chronologically. They include stone and wooden sculptures, paintings, ceramics, jewellery and textiles that together provide unparalleled insights into the daily lives, religious beliefs and systems of governance of different cultures and communities across Africa throughout the greater part of recorded history.

The Coloring Book of African Art Through the Ages presents more than 60 of these works for you to complete, either by reproducing the original colours or by letting your imagination run free to create whole new palettes. Among the objects depicted are hieroglyphic inscriptions chiseled in stone, mummy-masks, coffins, amulets, drinking vessels, crowns and headdresses, portraits, statues and weights. Among many highlights are a mosaic of a lion, a bust of a goddess and an animal frieze. Egypt features prominently, of course, but there is also a wealth of artifacts from regions that are now parts of Angola, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tunisia. The oldest objects in this book date from around 2000 bce, the most recent are 20th century.

• More than 60 drawings for you to bring to life in colour

• Colour photographs of original artifacts for reference

• Highlights similarities and differences between numerous African cultures over 5000 years

Published in association with the Vilcek Foundation, New York and the Brooklyn Museum, New York