Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture 2002 LaGamma Art Myth Legend

Description: "Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture" is a 128 page, 8.5"x11" softcover written by Alisa LaGamma and published in 2002 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) in conjunction with an exhibition. In good condition with scuffed cover, glue starting to fail at the front hinge (but cover still firmly in place), no internal marks. Synopsis:Pondering the origins of the world and their own ancestry, African societies often sought to provide answers to these and other perplexing concepts in their oral traditions, poetry, and art. The Bamana people of Mali, for example, attributed the invention of agriculture and their understanding of the earth, animals, and plants to a mythical hero called Chi Wara, shown in sculptural form as a roan antelope. The elegant Chi Wara headdresses were created in wood in male-female pairs and worn during agricultural ceremonies.This stimulating volume examines the Chi Wara headdress as an icon of African sculpture and presents forty examples of this well-known form. Major artistic traditions in other African societies-including the Dogon of Mali; the Yoruba of Nigeria; the Bwa, Bobo, Kurumba, and Mossi of Burkina Faso; the Kuba and Luba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and the Chokwe of Angola and Zambia-are also discussed in terms of the distinctive cultural perspectives and local traditions that inspired them. The masterworks featured and analyzed are drawn from public and private collections in the United States.

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