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A host of devils : the history and context of the making of Makonde spirit sculpture /
Annotation
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Colección: | Studies in visual culture ;
v. 2. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. The Makonde. The origins of Makonde ethnic identity. The regime of the Companhia do Nyassa. The cotton regime, 1938-61. FRELIMO and the liberation struggle. The Makonde diaspora in Tanzania
- 2. Cosmology and the body. Cosmology and power. Mapiko masquerade. The paradox of the dancing dead. Tattooing: the "mask of defiance" Conclusion: mastery in the world
- 3. Carvers and patrons. The carver in pre-colonial Makonde society. Nyekenyu Nangundu and the origins of blackwood carving. Colonial patronage. Mohamed Peera and the Dar es Salaam 'School'
- 4. Apprenticeship. Fundi Hendrick Thobias.