Author: Anne Vanderstraete & François Neyt
Title: World of Songye
Description: BE -, Fonds Mercator/ Mercatorfonds, 2025 hardcovers in slipcase, 3 vol. / Box, 584 pages, 320 x 250 mm, Illustrations 550 col.ill.,Language(s) English ed. extra information; Vol. 1 & 2: Hb, 280 pages, 240 pages; Vol. 3: Pb, 6 pages. ISBN 9789462303331. ¶ The World of Songye. The 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. It 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 Basquia.

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