Many masterpieces of central African sculpture were created to amplify the power of sacred relics that affirm a family's vital connection to its ancestral heritage. This important volume, focusing on some 130 works representing a diverse variety of regional genres, illuminates the purpose and significance of these icons of African art, which first came to prominence because of their appeal to the Western avant-garde. While providing an overview of sources ranging from colonial explorers, missionaries, critics, artists, and art historians, the book breaks new ground in its examination of the complex aesthetic and spiritual dimensions of the reliquaries. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together the perspectives of scholars in African and medieval art history along with those in African history, religion, and ethnography.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300124095
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95043670
Product Key Features
Book Title
Eternal Ancestors: the Art of the Central African Reliquary
Author
Alisa Lagamma
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
285mm
Item Width
225mm
Item Weight
1812g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Alisa Lagamma
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