Download or read book Songye Masks and Figure Sculpture written by Dunja Hersak and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masks and Figure Sculpture of the Songye of Eastern Kasai written by Dunja Hersak and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masks and Figure Sculpture of the Songye of Eastern Kasai microform written by Dunja Hersak and published by London : University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. This book was released on 1981 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masks and Sculptures from the Collection of Gustave and Franyo Schindler written by Museum of Primitive Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World of Songye written by Dieter Buchhart and published by Mercatorfonds. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate and authoritative introduction to Songye culture, sculpture, masks, and iron forging This lavishly illustrated book brings a new approach to the masterpieces of Songye, a Bantu ethnic group from the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, exploring the styles of the different regions, the identification of Songye master artists, and the specificity of Kifwebe masks. The World of Songye displays a large number of unpublished and specially commissioned photographs of Songye works of art from private and public collections, and of historic field photographs. Edited by the unchallenged specialists of the subject with contributions from ten distinguished writers, World of Songye analyzes Songye aesthetics and symbols, the Songye representation of animals and weapons and the history of collecting Songye artifacts on the field. It also explores the religious and magical functions and powers of Songye objects and their influence on modern art, focusing in particular on Jean-Michel Basquiat. Distributed for Mercatorfonds
Download or read book Songye written by François Neyt and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of rarely seen tribal art brings together nearly one thousand examples of powerful artefacts from the Songye tribe of Central Africa. A tribal people located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Songye are best known for their distinctive statuaries and masks, which for centuries have been used to protect villages, ward off enemies and bring fertility and wealth. Approximately one thousand of these pieces are shown in this vibrant collection by the world's leading expert on the Songye in conjunction with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, the world's premier research institute of African Studies. The Songye often named their statues and decorated them with horns, skins, beads, tacks, shells and bits of cloth. As a result, each item displays a singular, impressive identity. Considered to be imbued with magical energy and used only by village shamans, these statues have enormous cultural and historical significance, and they are also powerful works of art in their own right. AUTHOR: François Neyt is the author of several books on African art. ILLUSTRATIONS 400 colour illustrations
Download or read book The World of Songye Passions and Collections written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by the unchallenged specialists of the subject and with the contributions of ten distinguished writers, World of Songye is the ultimate publication on Songye (D.R.C.) culture, sculpture, masks and iron forging.0The lavishly illustrated book brings a new approach to the study of Songye masterpieces, to the styles of the various regions, to the identification of Songye master artists and to the specificity of Kifwebe masks.0It analysis Songye aesthetics and symbols, the religious and magical functions and powers of the objects , the Songye representation of animals, its weapons, the history of collecting Songye artifacts on the field, its influence on modern art and develops a focus on Basquiat.0The book displays a large number of unpublished and specially commissioned photographs of Songye works of art fromprivate and public collections, and of historic field photographs.
Download or read book Masks and Sculptures from the Collection of Gustave and Franyo Schindler written by Museum of Primitive Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Collector s Guide to Masks written by Timothy Teuten and published by Booksales. This book was released on 1990 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers anthropological as well as practical information on traditional masks from Africa, the Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.
Download or read book Masks written by John Mack and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1994 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the historical, social, symbolic and aesthetic significance of masks from all cultures and periods, based mainly on examples held in the various collections of the British Museum.
Download or read book The Traditional Art of the Mask written by Lelooska and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 1996 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare look into the traditional ways of creating the beautiful masks that have brought such admiration to the Native American carvers of the Pacific Northwest. Each step to carving such a mask is illustrated and described in this book.
Download or read book African Masks from the Barbier Mueller Collection Geneva written by Iris Hahner-Herzog and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Black Africa written by Laure Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificently illustrated book covers each medium or craft in turn and examines in a clear and accessible manner the entire range of Black African art from aesthetic and ethnological points of view.
Download or read book Kifwebe written by Francois Neyt and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a fresh perspective on the Songye and Luba through the study of the Woods Davy Collection Kifwebe masks are ceremonial objects used by the Songye and Luba societies (Democratic Republic of Congo), where they are worn with costumes consisting of a long robe and a long beard made of plant fibres. As in other central African cultures, the same mask can be used in either magical and religious or festive ceremonies. In order to understand Kifwebe masks, it is essential to consider them within the cosmogony of the python rainbow, metalworking in the forge, and other plant and animal signs. Among the Songye, benevolent female masks reveal what is hidden and balance white and red energy associated with two subsequent initiations, the bukishi. Aggressive male masks were originally involved in social control and had a kind of policing role, carried out in accordance with the instructions of village elders. These two male and female forces acted in a balanced way to reinforce harmony within the village. Among the Luba, the masked figures are also benevolent and appear at the new moon, their role being to enhance fertility. Although the male and female masks fulfil functions that do not wholly overlap, they do have features in common: a frontal crest, round and excessively protruding eyes, flaring nostrils, a cube-shaped mouth and lips, stripes, and colors. Art historians and anthropologists have taken increasing interest in Kifwebe masks in recent years.
Download or read book Paper Sculpture written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sculptor s Eye written by Worcester Art Museum and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mask Mirror written by Terry Stringer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
