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caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in time interweaves the art history archaeology history and literature on transsaharan tr inviting audiences to reach back toward a otten past. archeologicalagments transport audiences over 500 years to a time when medieval ican tr routes and major cities in the sahara drove global tr and culture.
caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in time isanized by the block museum of art northwestern university and is curated by kathleen bickford berzock associate director of curatorial affairs at the block museum with inputom an interdisciplinary international team of advisors.

caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in time draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and art historical research to construct apelling look at medieval transsaharan exchange and its legacy. contributorsom diverse disciplines present case studies that form a rich portrayal of a distant time.

caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and exchange across medieval saharan ica a curriculum resource for teachers grs nine to twelve offers five lesson planssigned to help stnts engage with this exciting new exhibition. each lesson is based on ontario ministry of education curriculum expectations for

caravans of gold fragments in time caravans of gold is the first major exhibition addressing the scope of saharan tr and the shared history of west ica the middle east north ica and europeom the eighth to sixteenth centuries. weaving stories about interconnected histories the exhibition showcases the objects and as that connected at the crossroads of the medieval sahara and celebrates west icas historic and urrecognized global significance.

caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in time shifts the focal point of the medieval period to the sahara desert and themunities in the sahel a tran sitional region between thesert and the west ican savanna below which grew wealthy and powerful as centers of exchange and production due to transsaharanmerce.

caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and exchange across medieval saharan icawas on view at the block museum of art evanston il through july 21 2019. the exhibition then traveled to the aga khan museum torontoom september 21 2019february 23 2020 and the national museum of ican art washington dcom april 8november 29 2020.

caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and the sahara desert was a thriving crossroads of exchange for west ica north ica the middle east and europe in the medieval period. fueling this exchange was west ican gold prized for its purity and used for minting currencies and adorning luxury objects such as jewelry textiles and religious objects. the publication caravans of gold fragments in time draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and art historical research to construct apelling look at medieval trans .

caravans of gold fragments in time art culture and caravans of gold fragments in timeart culture and exchange across medieval saharan ica. sep 21 2019 feb 23 2020. travel back in time across the sahara desert and discover the thriving ican empires that connected the medieval world. the image above shows a bead whose finely wrought material and form tell stories about the crosscurrents of ican tr and culture.