by Laure Meyer · Terrail · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782879390352
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«Black Africa: Masks Sculpture Jewelry» is the illustrated essay on African art by Laure Meyer, published by Terrail in paperback (224 pages).
A journey through the art of more than 60 ethnic groups of sub-Saharan Africa: masks, terracottas, bronzes, ivories, gold, ancestor statues, reliquaries and jewelry. The work analyses each manifestation from a dual aesthetic and ethnological perspective and shows the influence of myths on daily life and on the inventiveness of these peoples.
1995 English edition, translated by Helen McPhail; includes bibliography and a map of ethnic groups.
For lovers of African art and readers interested in the history and ethnology of the peoples of sub-Saharan Africa.
