Babembe Statuaire | Sculpture
212 pages, 24.7 x 29.1 cm , 1608 g.
Babembe Statuaire | Sculpture
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Richly illustrated, this monograph is the first devoted to the work of the Babembe people. Their anthropomorphic statues, carved from wood, are characterized by incisions representing tattoos, scarifications, or skin decorations that the Babembe use during initiation ceremonies. These striking works, many of which have never been published before, are adorned with fabric, tools made of horn or stone jewels, and eyes made from faience or shell.

The works represent ancestral spirits who link the sculpture’s commissioner with super­natural forces of the Babembe’s animist religion. Here, scholars analyze the aesthetic quality, style, and meaning of each fascinating sculpture.
EditorRaoul Lehuard, Alain Lecomte
Publisher5 Continents
Year
CoverHardcover
LanguageEnglish, French
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ISBN978-88-7439-544-6
Illustrationswith 140 col. ills
Article IDart-13842

 

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