Raymond A. Silverman

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor, History of Art and Afroamerican & African Studies; Director, Museum Studies Program
Affiliation	Michigan State University, East Lansing
Email	silveray@umich.edu
Mailing Address	Department of the History of Art 519 S. State Street Tappan Hall University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1357 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 734-615-9847 (messages): 734-764-5400 fax: 734-647-4121
Research Interests	Primary disciplinary foci are art history and ethnoarchaeology. I have published on various subjects dealing with technology and material culture history based on field research conducted in Ghana (1979-80), Cote d'Ivoire (1987-88), and Ethiopia (1992-present). Specific interests are concentrated on the interaction of Muslim and non-Muslim peoples in West Africa, and the evolution of metalworking technologies (and associated aesthetic systems) among the Akan of Ghana/Cote d'Ivoire and in the Aksum region of Northern Ethiopia.
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	art history; ethnoarchaeology; Ghana; Cote d'Ivoire; Ethiopia; Muslim; West Africa