Author: Neyt, François (and) Hughes Dubois
Title: Fétiches Et Objets Ancestraux D'Afrique | African Fetishes and Ancestral Objects
Description: Milan, 5 Continents, 2013. Hardcover. An olive casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title in white and in black down a brown spine. Pages: (5), 6-259, (2), Profusely illustrated with color images. "The sculptures in this books, from four style groups in Central Africa - Kongo, Teke, Luba, and Songye - were selected above all for their beauty, with a preference for pieces displaying carved signs linked to magic and witchcraft. The texts and photographs take an original slant on these figures, helping us see what is sublime or appealing in them and revealing something of the magic, mystery and fear they embody." Contents are as follows: Congo -- Teke/Yaka/Zombo -- Luba -- Songye -- La divination chez les Baluba au moyen du lubuko ou katotola -- English text. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on half-title page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block.

Keywords: African Art ; African Wood Carving ; ; General Art - African


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