In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique /

The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozambique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masqueradi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Israel, Paolo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Colección:New African histories series.
Temas:
1900-1999
Mapiko (Dance drama) > History > 20th century.
Masks, Makonde > History > 20th century.
Makonde (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Makonde (African people) > Social life and customs.
Makondé (Peuple d'Afrique) > Rites et cérémonies.
Makondé (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Manners and customs.
Mapiko (Dance drama)
Masks, Makonde.
Mozambique > Social life and customs.
Mozambique.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozambique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Based on field research spanning seven years, this study shows how mapiko has undergone continuous reinvention by visionary individuals, has diversified into genres with broad generational appeal, and has enacted historical events a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (349 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821444863
0821444867
9780821420881
0821420887

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