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MEURANT Georges, THOMPSON Robert Farris

Mbuti Design: Paintings by Pygmy Women of the Ituri Forest

 

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Relié: 224 pages - Editeur: Thames & Hudson Inc - 1996 - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 0500974306 - ISBN-13: 978-0500974308

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Thames & Hudson Inc, 1996. Hardcover. 300 x 245 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. The Mbuti people, who live in the Ituri rainforest of northeastern Zaire, are one of the few remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the world. Since 3500 BC they have been famed for their rich arts of music and dancing, but until recently the barkcloth drawings and paintings originally made by the women as loincloths for ceremonies and dances have been virtually unknown in the west. The qualities of these drawings and their reflection of the Mbuti people's way of life, are explored and illustrated in this volume. The drawings are closely analyzed, examined both thematically and aesthetically, and the wider influence of African forager art forms on contemporary world art is

JORDAN Manuel

Chokwe: Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples

 

Détails sur le produit: Broché: 191 pages Editeur: Prestel; Édition: illustrated edition (1 November 1998) Langue: Anglais - ISBN-10: 3791319973 - ISBN-13: 978-3791319971

 

Descrizione libro: Magnificently loaded with elegant plates of ceremonial and tribal objects from the Chokwe tribe and others in Angola, this exhibition catalog accompanies a show originating at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama; editor Jordàn, who spent more than two years with the Chokwe and related tribes, is the museum's curator. The objects are mostly carved wood, but their polished, stylized vision of people and nature and the variety and especially the depth of feeling in masks raise them far above craft. The pieces are shown alone, as in a museum exhibit, with art stressed more than anthropology. To remedy this, seven scholarly articles by authorities on the Chokwe appear throughout, along with photos of native life. While this puts into context objects like whistles, thrones, and the intriguing divination baskets full of tiny magical charms, it has a somewhat choppy effect. One of a series of books on African art by Prestel (e.g., African Art from the Han Corey Collection, LJ 6/15/98), this covers a seldom-visited area rich in heritage. For larger art-oriented and college libraries.AGay W. Neale, Southside Virginia Community Coll. Lib.,

HOMBERGER Lorenz, Geary M. Christraud, Koloss Joachim

CAMEROON: Art and Kings

Détails sur le produit: - Broché: 255 pages - Editeur: Museum Rietberg, Switzerland (15 mars 2008) Langue: Anglais - ISBN-10: 3907077369 - ISBN-13: 978-3907077368

Descrizione libro: The ancient kingdoms of the Cameroon Grassfields are famous for their splendid artworks - thrones ornamented with precious European beads, wooden figures sculptured by unknown masters, enormous drums, finely carved jewelry made from ivory and brass, as well as fabulous masks. This book presents 150 impressive masterpieces from the courts of the Grassfield kingdoms. Historical photographs illustrate the magnificent life at the courts so enthusiastically described by the first European visitors in the late 19th century. Additional field photographs taken in recent years show that the traditions in the Grassfields are still alive and cared for today. Two leading scholars in the field of Cameroonian art give an important introduction to the fascinating and complex world of the Grassfield kingdoms: their rituals, secret societies, and, above all, the meaning of art in this context. Christraud M. Geary explores the dynamic of palace art in the kingdom of Bamum, whch repeatedly adapted to ever-changing conditions and maintained a continuous dialogue with the outside world. Hans-Joachim Koloss gives a detailed overview of court art in the North West Province, focusing in particular on the numerous masks which are owned by the palaces as well as the secret

STEPAN Peter, HAHNER Iris

Spirit Speaks: A Celebration of African Masks

Détails sur le produit: - Relié: 192 pages - Editeur: Prestel (21 septembre 2005) - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 3791332287 - ISBN-13: 978-3791332284

Descrizione libro: DImages of outstanding African masks from the world’s leading museums and private collections reveal the splendor and majesty of these fascinating masterpieces. The masks seen in these pages represent diversity and an aesthetic power that rivals the most renowned works of art from around the world. Originating from more than thirty countries throughout Africa, the masks featured here are shown in stunning full-page reproductions and accompanied by field photographs. Each mask reflects a strong personal and artistic vision, and embodies ancestors and beings from the spirit world. The selected masks can be identified by magic expression, noble proportions, and delicate surface detail. Enlightening commentary offers background information about the function and origins of the masks’ use within the ethnic groups from which they originate. A beautifully produced full-color foldout map places each mask in its original site, which together with the stunning reproductions, field photographs, and text, creates a magnificent celebration of African artistry and

HAHNER-HERZOG Iris, Maria Kecskesi, Lazlo Vajda

 

African Masks: From the Barbier-Mueller Collection

 

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Broché: 287 pages - Editeur: Prestel; Édition: illustrated edition (2002) - Collection: African, Asian & Oceanic Art - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 3791327097 - ISBN-13: 3-7913-2709-7

HAHNER-HERZOG Iris, Maria Kecskesi, Lazlo Vajda: 

African Masks: From the Barbier-Mueller Collection

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These two books by the same publisher are very similar in a number of ways?they are designed to accompany major European exhibitions; contain hundreds of visually impressive photos of some of the finest works of African artistry; and cover the art of Africa while emphasizing the sculpture of West and Central Africa. These similarities aside, the books differ significantly in terms of the nature of the text and the focus of the content. Early in the 20th century a small number of European collectors acquired significant collections of African art. Han Coray (1880-1974), a modern art dealer in Zurich, was one of the earliest of those collectors, and his extensive collection eventually became the property of the Zurich University Ethnographic Museum. African Art is a catalog of that collection, with over 300 photographs of the objects. While most of the catalog entries provide useful information about the objects, some are unsatisfyingly only descriptive. More than a dozen essays are also provided,

FOSS Perkins

Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art

Détails sur le produit: - Relié: 152 pages - Editeur: Snoeck-Ducaji & Zoon; Édition: illustrated edition (10 mai 2004) - Langue: Anglais - ISBN-10: 9053495061 - ISBN-13: 978-9053495063

Book Description: The Urhobo peoples occupy the western fringe of the Niger River delta in southern Nigeria, an area rich with oil reserves. Since the 1970s, the petroleum industry has brought worldwide wealth and attention to Nigeria, but tragically has also detracted from broad-based economic progress as flow stations, flare-offs, drilling platforms and pipelines have proliferated. As rural economies suffered an inevitable decline, the custom of maintaining traditional Urhobo art has experienced a parallel atrophy. The resultant decline in Urhobo culture has prompted a response among many Urhobo who want to celebrate and preserve their traditions for future generations. The Museum for African Art in New York makes a major contribution to this effort through the presentation of Where Gods and Mortals meet, the first exhibition to showcase Urhobo arts. The exhibition introduces never-before-seen Urhobo art and footage of cultural performances, from yesterday and today. This accompanying catalogue includes approximately 80 works of art: traditional art from the historical period 1850 to 1975, including monumental wood figures, metal and clay sculpture, and masks and costumes with accompanying poetry and song; a small selection of contemporary work by Bruce Onobrakpeya, an Urhobo by birth and one of Africa's foremost artists; plus photos and video footage of extraordinary multimedia masquerades. Edited by Perkins Foss.Essays by John Picton, Perkins Foss, Michael Y. Nabofa, G.G. Darah, Tanure Ojaide, and Bruce Onobrakpeya. Foreword by Peter Ekeh. Hardcover, 9 x 12 in. / 152 pgs / 141 color and 7

 

FISCHER Eberhard

GURO: Masks, Performances, and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast

 

Détails sur le produit: Relié: 520 pages - 244mm x 45mm x 303mm. - Editeur: Prestel (3 mars 2008) - Langue: Anglais - ISBN-10: 3791339419 - ISBN-13: 978-3791339412

 

Descrizione libro: The Guro people of Africa's Ivory Coast are renowned for their rich mask and sculpture traditions. These objects of joyful and sublime beauty are used in a variety of social and spiritual ceremonies. Art ethnologist Eberhard Fischer has spent decades researching the Guro traditions and documenting their way of life. In this book he presents a collection of hundreds of images, many of them published for the first time, of masks and woodcarvings, as well as lively scenes of Guro dances and artisans at work. Numerous interviews with prominent Guro, including religious officials, carvers, weavers, dancers, and cult masters, enhance the appreciation of this society. Eberhard's unique understanding of the Guro makes this volume a standard work on the art and culture of these

FARDON Richard and STELZIG Christine

 

Column to Volume: Pt. 1: Formal Innovation in Chamba Statuary

 

 

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Relié: 160 pages - Editeur: Saffron Books (15 septembre 2005) - Collection: Saffron Afriscopes - Langue: Anglais - ISBN-10: 1872843468 - ISBN-13: 978-1872843469

FARDON Richard and STELZIG Christine: 

Column to Volume: Pt. 1: Formal Innovation in Chamba Statuary

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Saffron Books [EAP London], 2005. Hardcover. 1st Edition. "Column to Volume: Formal Innovation in Chamba Statuary" investigates the appearance on world art markets during the 1970s of statues identified as Chamba from West Africa. Sought after for their artful execution, these statues were stylistically unlike anything previously documented from the region. Are they what the art market claimed? Who made them, when, where and why?To answer these questions, Richard Fardon and Christine Stelzig had to combine the findings of ethnographic research in Cameroon and Nigeria with museum and archival research and the testimonies of art dealers and collectors. Profusely illustrated, "Column to Volume" offers a comprehensive account of an important sculptural tradition in West Africa, as well as fascinating insights into the tribal branding, distribution, and copying, of African art works during the 1970s.Identifying formal innovation in what has been described as 'tribal' tradition, not least by tracing the individual sculptor irresponsible for

FALGAYRETTES-LEVEAU Christiane, C.&P. LABURTHE-TOLRA, TESSMANN Günter

 

FANG

 

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Broché: 324 pages - Editeur: Editions Dapper (2001) - Collection: Publication - Langue: Français - ISBN-10: 2906067369 - ISBN-13: 978-2906067369

FALGAYRETTES-LEVEAU Christiane, C.&P. LABURTHE-TOLRA, TESSMANN Günter 

FANG

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Musee Dapper, Paris, 2001. Softcover. 12.5" x 9.25". 324 pages. 90 colour and 81 black & white photographs.47 line drawings. 8 plans. 2 maps. Includes extract from Tessman's "Die Pangwe." Text: French. Originally published in 1991 in conjunction with an exhibition with an exhibition at the Musee Dapper.

 

Très beau catalogue réalisé à l'occasion de l'exposition FANG de 1991 au musée Dapper à Paris. Ce livre reproduit une importante collection de "Byeri"(figures de reliquaire Fang) et quelques masques et objets de la même ethnie. Le texte est en grande partie consacré à l'ouvrage de Günter TESSMANN "Die Pangwe" (les pahouins) édité en 1913. "Die Pangwe" document ethnologique, véritable encyclopédie sur la vie des Ethnies dites "Fang", a été rédigé à la suite d'une expédition de plus de 2 ans (1907-1909) aux limites du Cameroun, de la Guinée équatoriale et du Gabon, il est reproduit

FALGAYRETTES-LEVEAU Christiane, ROUSSIN Michel, DIETERLEN Germaine, PAUDRAT Jean-Louis, BOUJU Jacky, LAUDE Jean, LEVEAU Michel

 

DOGON

 

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Broché: 286 pages - Editeur: Dapper (31 janvier 2002) - Langue: Français 

ISBN-10: 2906067296 - ISBN-13: 978-2906067295

 

Descrizione libro: Musee Dapper Paris, 2002. 319x233mm. 286 pp. 164 ills, 114 in colour. Maps. Biblio. French text. Hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. Catalogue accompanying a major exhibition of Dogon art. With essays by various scholars on Dogon culture and mythology, and studies of the sculptures from anthropological and aesthetic perspectives. Includes radiocarbon dating of some sculptures, with surprisingly early results."Grâce à son ample iconographie, le présent ouvrage montre combien les arts dits Dogon et plus particulièrement la statuaire, couvrent des productions plastiques

DANFORD John - W.L. Stewart

NIGERIA IN COSTUME

 

Descrizione: The Shell Company of Nigeria Limited, 1960. Hardcover. John Danford (illustratore). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Color painting illustrated. 103p. Fine copy in the original blue cloth. Publisher's deluxe full blue morocco stamped in gilt, minor rubbing of front hinge. Langue: Anglais. John Danford OBE was an artist working for the British Council in Nigeria; the Danford Collection of African Arts and Crafts is a nationally important collection at the University of Birmingham. These 48 full page colour reproductions of his paintings show the costumes, uniforms and ceremonial dress of the diverse peoples of Nigeria; the text describes the significance of the details. With a foreword by the Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Preface by Mr. W L Stewart general manager of the Shell Company of Nigeria Limited with a blindstamp signature. Illustrations include: Benin woman chief in ceremonial dress, Festival dress for the Ekong dance Ibibio, Sir Ademola II Alake of Abeokuta, Base drummer, Ilorin local Administration police band, Mother and child Cameroons, Yoruba girl, Ilorin weaver and more. Unpaginated, navy cloth boards with bright gilt lettering on front board and spine, bright red endpapers. Boards slightly scuffed with mild edgewear; interior clean and crisp with no

COLLEYN Jean-Paul

Bamana

Détails sur le produit: Broché: 142 pages, 240 x 165 mm - Editeur: Five Continents Editions; Édition: illustrated edition (7 mai 2009) - Collection: Visions of Africa Series - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 8874393482 - ISBN-13: 978-8874393480

Book Description: The aim of this book is to focus on the aesthetic qualities of the masterpieces of Bamana (or Bambara) religious art in Mali and to resituate them in their social, aesthetic and cultural context. The emphasis will be on pieces used in rites of passage (Ntomo, funerals), or by agricultural cooperatives (ton, deme), and initiation societies (Kore, Jo, Komo, Kono, Tyiwara, Namakoro). The pieces that are sublime to Western eyes are just as marvellous in the field, precisely because they stand at the crossroads of religion, aesthetics and politics. Visions of Africa is a series devoted to the arts of Africa grouped according to the different populations. Each volume follows two main guidelines: one, visual and aesthetic, offers a selection of photographs of masterpieces while the other, theoretic and contextual, explores, for a broad public, the significance of these items within the population that created them. The series presents a set of introductory books for readers wishing to discover the arts of the different populations and of reference books for those who intend to learn more about

COLLEYN Jean-Paul

Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali

 

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Relié: 224 pages - Editeur: Snoeck-Ducaji & Zoon (avril 2001) - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 905349359X - ISBN-13: 978-9053493595

 

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Snoek-Ducaju & Zoon, Gent, 2001. Softcover. 300x230mm. 263 pages. 234 colour object photographs and 50 black & white field photographs by Catherine de Clippel. Maps. Contributions by Mary Jo Arnoldi, James T. Brink, Rene A. Bravmann, David C. Conrad, Kate Ezra, Barbara E. Frank, Salia Male and Patrick McNaughton. Catalogue of the exhibition organized by the Museum for African Art, New York in cooperation with the Museum Reitberg, Zurich and presented simultaneously in both

CHEMECHE George 

 

THE HORSE RIDER IN AFRICAN ART

 

 

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Relié: 384 pages - Dimensione: 240 x 35 x 280 mm - Editeur: ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB Editions (29 juin 2011) - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 1851496343 - ISBN-13: 978-1851496341

CHEMECHE George - THE HORSE RIDER IN AFRICAN ART

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Horses are very rare in Africa. The few to be found west of Sudan, from the lands of the Sahara and Sahel down to the fringes of the tropical forests, belong to the king, the chief warrior and to notable persons. Due to the dense humidity of the tropical rainforest and the deadly tsetse fly, only restricted numbers of horses survive. And yet rider and mount sculptures are common among the Dogon, Djenne, Bamana, Senufo and the Yoruba people. The Akan - Asante people of Ghana and the Kotoko of Chad produced a good deal of small casting brass and bronze sculptures. Some of the artists could barely even have caught a glimpse of a horse. This visually stunning book presents a wealth of African art depicting the horse and its rider in a variety of guises, from Epa masks and Yoruba divination cups to Dogon sculptures and Senufo carvings. In Mali, the Bamana, Boso and Somono ethnic groups still celebrate the festivals of the puppet masquerade. The final chapter of this book is dedicated to the art and cult of these festivals, which are still alive and well. It is not the habit of the African artist to provide intellectual statements for his work, yet his unique creative dynamic and far-searching vision does not conflict with that of

CAMERON L. Elisabeth

Art of the Lega   -  (ISBN-10: 0930741889 - ISBN-13: 978-0930741884)

Détails sur le produit: Broché: 231 pages - Editeur: Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S.; Édition: illustrated edition (1 mai 2002) Langue: Anglais

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Drawing upon diverse sources, including Daniel P. Biebuyckís seminal fieldwork of the 1950s, Elisabeth Cameron investigates the culture and the art of the Lega peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the Lega, art is only created for and used by the Bwami Society. Bwami is a complex organization consisting of multiple levels, and it forms an essential component of the political, social, and religious structure of the Lega. Within Bwami, artworks are used in conjunction with proverbs, anecdotes, and performances to form complex layered metaphors and to serve as mnemonic devices. As initiates move up through the ranks of the Bwami Society, a variety of different artworks assist them in recalling a vast corpus of complex aphorisms. The many beautiful examples of Lega artworks illustrated in this volume are drawn primarily from the Jay T. Last collection and include masks, animals, human forms, miniature tools, and

BOYER Alain-Michel

BAULE

 

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Broché: 176 pages - Editeur: Five Continents Editions (15 mai 2008) 

Collection: Visions of Africa Series - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 8874393865 - ISBN-13: 978-8874393862

 

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Part of the Visions of Africa series, this is a fascinating and essential overview of the Baule people who inhabit Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Their art is so varied and made with different media, and is shown here through fifty exemplary pieces. The book is baBOYER Alain-Michel: Le corps africain

Détails sur le produit: Relié - Paru le: 24/10/2007 - Editeur: Hazan - Nb. de pages: 219 pages - Poids: 1,665 kg - Dimensions: 22,5cm x 31cm x 2,8cm - Langue : Français - ISBN-10: 2754101640 - ISBN-13: 978-2754101646

Présentation de l'éditeur: Chaque société a toujours voulu accomplir, avec les corps des personnes qui la constituent, des métamorphoses, pour modifier leur image originelle, fabriquer une représentation qui transcende une réalité brute, trop naturelle. Mais en Afrique ces altérations de l'apparence sont également un art, au même titre que les masques, la statuaire. Avec une forme esthétique des coiffures, des peintures corporelles, des parures, aussi accomplie que celle de la sculpture. En certaines contrées, plus le corps est orné, plus sa présence, charnelle, spirituelle, est grandie, sublimée. Pour le transfigurer? Le restituer plutôt à lui-même, le faire devenir ce qu'il est: une peau devenue graphisme, travaillée au même titre que les matières des sculpteurs, des orfèvres. Le magnifier comme on le ferait d'une statue, ce

BOYER Alain-Michel

BAULE

 

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Broché: 176 pages - Editeur: Five Continents Editions (15 mai 2008) 

Collection: Visions of Africa Series - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 8874393865 - ISBN-13: 978-8874393862

 

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Part of the Visions of Africa series, this is a fascinating and essential overview of the Baule people who inhabit Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Their art is so varied and made with different media, and is shown here through fifty exemplary pieces. The book is based on field research and written by a leading expert in the

BINKLEY A. David, DARISH Patricia

KUBA

 

Détails sur le produit: Broché: 144 pages, 240x165 mm. - Editeur: Five Continents Editions (3 décembre 2009) - Collection: Visions of Africa Series - Langue: Anglais - ISBN-10: 8874394047 - ISBN-13: 978-8874394043

Descrizione libro: This title offers a fascinating and essential overview of the Kuba people and their art through fifty exemplary pieces. The latest volume in the Visions of Africa series, it explores the intriguing sculpture and decorative art of the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Best known for their king figures (ndop), considered among the greatest sculptural achievements of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Kuba actually produced little freestanding sculpture. Instead, they focused on a variety of decorative works that indicated success and achievement, and initiation-related pieces such as masks. The first book dedicated exclusively to this subject, Kuba examines the tribe's artistic development from the 17th century through the turbulent colonial and post-colonial periods. The authors also explore the impact of Kuba beliefs on their art and discuss the pervasive concerns that inform the tribe's art making. With 50 beautifully reproduced examples and an engaging, informative text, Kuba is a fascinating introduction to African

BEDAUX Rogier et VAN DER WAALS Diderik

 

REGARDS SUR LES DOGON DU MALI

 

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Rijksmuseum / Snieck, 2004. Couverture rigide. très bel ouvrage sur les Dogon, proposant une vue d'ensemble du patrimoine culturel des Dogon: leur art, leur culture matèrielle, leur architecture et leur histoire. - ISBN 9789053494219

BAY G. Edna

Asen, Ancestors, and Vodun: Tracing Change in African Art

Détails sur le produit: Relié: 188 pages - Editeur: University of Illinois Press (15 avril 2008) - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 0252032551 - ISBN-13: 978-0252032554

Descrizione libro: Asen, metal sculptures of southern Benin, West Africa, are created to honour the dead and are meant to encourage interaction between visible and spiritual worlds in ancestral rites associated with the belief system known as vodun. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the former Kingdom of Dahomey, Bay traces more than 150 years of transformations in the manufacture and symbolic meanings of asen against the backdrop of a slave-raiding monarchy, domination by French colonialism, and postcolonial political and social change. Bay expertly reads evidence of the area's turbulent history through analysis of asen motifs as she describes the diverse influences affecting the process of asen production from the point of their probable invention to their current decline in use. Paradoxically, asen represent a sacred African art form, yet are created using European materials and technologies and are embellished with figures drawn from tourist production. Bay's meticulously researched artistic and historical study is a fascinating Présentation de l'éditeur

 

Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leyde. Gand: Editions Snoeck,

BAY G. Edna

Asen, Ancestors, and Vodun: Tracing Change in African Art

Détails sur le produit: Relié: 188 pages - Editeur: University of Illinois Press (15 avril 2008) - Langue: Anglais 

ISBN-10: 0252032551 - ISBN-13: 978-0252032554

Descrizione libro: Asen, metal sculptures of southern Benin, West Africa, are created to honour the dead and are meant to encourage interaction between visible and spiritual worlds in ancestral rites associated with the belief system known as vodun. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the former Kingdom of Dahomey, Bay traces more than 150 years of transformations in the manufacture and symbolic meanings of asen against the backdrop of a slave-raiding monarchy, domination by French colonialism, and postcolonial political and social change. Bay expertly reads evidence of the area's turbulent history through analysis of asen motifs as she describes the diverse influences affecting the process of asen production from the point of their probable invention to their current decline in use. Paradoxically, asen represent a sacred African art form, yet are created using European materials and technologies and are embellished with figures drawn from tourist production. Bay's meticulously researched artistic and historical study is a fascinating exploration of creativity and change within Benin's