Internationally known experts provide texts that introduce Nigeria, its peoples and assorted cultures, including a discussion of Nigerian mythologies, interviews by Alexandre Espenel with major collectors; Yves Develon, Alain Dufour, M. Mark Itzikowitz and Helene and Philippe Leloup, convey the strength of feeling and emotions that Nigerian works of art arouse in them. The superb photographs of the works by Hughes Dubois add to the value of this sumptuous volume.