Museums and History in West Africa

Part 1 Material culture and historical discourse: South Africa - collecting the material culture of apartheid and resistance, G. Dominy; Guinea - common histories and heritage, M. Camara; Mali -cultural heritage in Jenne, B. Hama Diaby; Nigeria - museums and history in the Niger Delta, E.J. Alagao; Burkina Faso - bronze statuettes of Central Moogo, O. Nao. Part 2 Institutional issues: Nigeria - museums as a source of history, Aba, V. Ughenu; Senegal - musee historique, Goree, A. Camara; Burkina Faso - musee de la bendrologie, Manega, Salaka Sanou. Part 3 Museums and historical research: Benin - Musee Honme, Porto Novo, H. Aubin; Niger -museums and history, B. Gado; Benin - textiles, Joseph C.E. Adande; museums as a means of restoring historical consciousness, I. Diagne. Part 4 Communicating with the public: Mali - ceramics as testaments of the past, B.E. Frank; Nigeria - CBAAC photographic archives, C. Chianu Chuma-Ibe; Cote d'Ivoire -material culture and its use in museum programmes, T. Ouattara; Ghana - Cape Coast Castle Museum, F. Boakye Duah; African communities and museums, T. Yaovi Tchitchi; Benin - Sao Joao Baptista de Ajuda, A.B.A. Adande. Part 5 Museums and historical heritage: Cote d'Ivoire - proposed regional museum, Kong, Aminata Barro; Guinea-Bissau - proposal for an historical museum, L. Cardoso; Nigeria - the Old Residency Museum, Calabar, Violetta Ekpo; Mali - the sacred relics of Bakaridian at Dioforongo, Segou, A. Sylla; Zanzibar - Palace Museum and House of Wonders, A Sheriff; Benin - Musee Historique d'Abomey, L. Ahonon.