Sculptures et masques d'Afrique noire


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Terres cuites de Nok, bronzes d'Igbo-Ukwu, d'Ifé, de Bénin et bâtons cultuels yorouba au Nigeria ; masques-cimiers bamana du Mali ou baga de Guinée ; statues sénoufo ou baoulé et masques de guerre wé ou de course dan de Côte d'Ivoire ; masques zoomorphes gurunsi du Burkina Faso ; reliquaires mahongwé du Gabon... Cette approche de la sculpture en Afrique noire rassemble et commente une vingtaine de représentations emblématiques d'un art presque toujours de nature religieuse, trait d'union entre le monde tangible et l'au-delà, voué à assurer à l'homme l'aide de forces invisibles dans un environnement hostile. Chaque ethnie se représentant ce trait d'union à sa façon, selon ses mythes et ses croyances, l'art africain doit son extrême richesse à cette diversité même.




Traditional African Art


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The art of sub-Saharan Africa reveals the marvelous achievements of unknown artists over thousands of years. Their aesthetic ideal finds form in wood, ivory, fabric, bronze and iron. This illustrated study of traditional African art includes pieces from Western Sudan, the Congolese Basin, the Guinea coast, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and East and South Africa. Each piece is characterized by its own traditions and artistic forms. The earliest works date from the beginning of the first millennium, the most recent from the early 20th century. Unique and rare examples are documented, many heretofore virtually unknown.




Afrique noire


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Une étude thématique traitant tous les arts de l'Afrique noire, sous les angles esthétiques et ethnologiques.




The Yaka and Suku


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African Masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva


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African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance.




Ritual Masks


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Ritual masking is an important institution in many traditional societies and has attracted much attention from Western scholars. In 'Ritual Masks', Pernet provides a thorough survey of masks and masking traditions in Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, based on a close analysis of the literature in several languages. Pernet's approach provides him with an opportunity to examine issues of importance to the history of religion and anthropology. These include the influence of theory on the interpretation of prehistoric documents; androcentrism in anthropology and the history of religions; and Western scholarship's recurrent problems in interpreting preliterate or traditional societies.




For Spirits and Kings


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Genesis


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The seventy-five masterpieces presented here, drawn from public and private American collections, are among the most celebrated icons of African art, works that are superb artistic creations as well as expressions of a society's most profound conceptions about its beginnings. All are reproduced in color and are accompanied by entries that illuminate the distinctive cultural contexts that inspired their creation and informed their appreciation."--BOOK JACKET.




Face of the Spirits


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