Kongo Across the Waters
Language: English
Published by The University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2013
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Photo illustrated wraps with inked titles. Wraps show some bumping to foot edge, smudging and edgewear. Corners are lightly scuffed. See photos. Spine has title in beige and is bright, with firm ends. Binding is secure. Illustrations are bright and clear. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have some marks to fore and foot edges. Please see photos.** PS2025.1022** 458 pages. 8.5 X 11 inches** A Very Good copy of this scholarly compilation of studies on Kongo culture and history and its place in the African diaspora. Interior is crisp and bright, with a little wear to the wraps, which show some handling and marks to the edges.** This volume allows leading scholars of Kongo history, anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, and art to examine the history of Kongo peoples from the fifteenth century through today. These essays probe the historical interactions between the Kongolese and the Atlantic world, Kongo presence and influence in the United States, and Kongo inspired artistic expression in contemporary art." (back cover)** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010347"**. …
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- Title
- Kongo Across the Waters
- Author
- Susan Cooksey (ed.); Robin Poynor (ed.); Hein Vanhee (ed.)
- Publisher
- The University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0813049458
- ISBN 13
- 9780813049458
- Item weight
- 112 ounces
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Archaeology, Anthropolgy, Indiginous Culture, First, Signed, Collectible, Limited Editions, History
The exhibition and the catalogue benefitted substantially from the loan of objects by the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Belgium, adding depth to our understanding the complexity of Kongo cosmology, ceremony, and art. But, for my money, the most exceptional feature of both show and book was the Harn Museum's decision to focus as well on the impact of the Kongo people on the New World. This makes both the show and book critically relevant for those wanting to know more about the contributions of West African culture to the larger patchwork of life in these United States.
Readers intrigued by this interplay may also wish to pick up a copy of Robert Farris Thompson's Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy. This modestly-sized book, published in the early 1980s, examines not only the New World influence of the Kongo people but also that of the Yoruba, Mande, and Ejagham.
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About the Author
Robin Poynor is professor of art history at the University of Florida, USA.
Hein Vanhee is a curator of African collections at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Belgium.
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