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Laure MEYER. Black Africa – Masks – Sculptures – Jewellery.
See original version (French)
218
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Laure MEYER. Black Africa – Masks – Sculptures – Jewellery.
See original version (French)
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€13 - €15
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Description
Laure MEYER. Black Africa – Masks – Sculptures – Jewellery. [31224]
Pierre Terrail 1991, in/4 paperback, 224 pages. Colour illustrations.
“One of the great merits of this book is that it approaches the arts of Black Africa thematically. The vital importance of religion and magic, belief in omnipresent occult forces, ancestral cults accompanied by sacrifices, funeral rites, initiation ceremonies, masked dances, the power of secret societies, the chieftains’ desire for prestige, the desire for adornment or the pursuit of beauty even in the humblest of objects – these are the deep-rooted sources of traditional African art.”
See original version (French)
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ID: 88458125
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