REDISCOVERED MASTERPIECES OF AFRICAN ART.
Berjonneau, Gerald; Sonnery, Jean-Louis; Fondation Dapper
ISBN 10: 2905351063 ISBN 13: 9782905351067
Published by Art 135:, 1987
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319 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "Aided by a team of specialists, we carried out a selection of 4,600 items that form the core of this book." This is the Deluxe edition, a limited edition of 2000 copies, this is number 608. FINE HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD SLIPCASE. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 016981
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Title: REDISCOVERED MASTERPIECES OF AFRICAN ART.
Publisher: Art 135:
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Color, B/w Illustrations
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Art 135 and Fondation Dapper, 1987
ISBN 10: 2905351063
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Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Hardcover without dustjacket as issued in illustrated slipcase, 320 pages, very good condition except ex-museum library copy with call number taped around bottom of spine of slipcase; stamp on title page. Loose map laid in. Foreign shipping may be extra. Seller Inventory # ReBeAr85
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Condition: Gut. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 319 Seiten; zahlreiche Illustr. (vorw. s/w); 31,5 cm. Fadengeh., goldgepr. Orig.-Leinenband m. farb. illustr. OPp.-Schuber. Gutes Exemplar; Einband geringfügig berieben. - Aus der Afrika-Sammlung von Dr. H. J. Koloß; Völkerkunde-Museum Berlin. - Mit Beilagen; darunter Abdruck einer alten Karte v. Westafrika. - Englisch. - . The mythology of the Tabwa, an ethnic group from Southeast Zaire can enable us to analyze the concept of prime object. Kyomba, the cultural hero of all Tabwa clans is said to have carried in his hair the essential inventions of Tabwa cultures, i.e. the seeds of the necessary plants, the fire (symbol of his political power), and the special basket to collect taxes (the symbol of his economic powers). Furthermore, by shaking his head and planting his hair he initiated agriculture. Kyomba is considered in Tabwa thought to be the ideal father, the ideal chief, the perfect lover and husband.2 By extension, he is also the ideal artistic model for every Tabwa artist asked to carve a new statue of a chief or an important ancestor. Kyomba is thus the archetypal model both on the mythical and artistic level. Each Tabwa statue representing chiefs of different Tabwa clans such as Tanga, Kiubwe, Tumbwe and Manda or other important ancestors can be analyzed as a more or less distant replica of Kyomba which has changed through numerous variations in the flow of time. The importance of Kyomba's coiffure in Tabwa mythic thought may explain the wealth and variety of hair styles on Tabwa statuary. An accurate chronology of the birth and flourishing of these various chiefdoms (a dynastic clock) can produce a useful time scale for the different styles. For Tabwa art, the archetype (prime object) would ideally be the most complete statue of Kyomba. Although this object no longer exists, the statues of the Kunga royal clan among the Boyo, just north of the Tumbwe, can illustrate this concept. Indeed, this famous group of statues may actually be early witnesses of a mixed Proto-Luba/Tabwa style which have been miraculously preserved. In the photo, (left-side photo) the owner of the statues has placed them in order of both their genealogical importance and chronology. The largest statue on the extreme left is the oldest and could then be a portrait of a mythical founding figure like Kyomba. Two other statues by the same artist, not represented in this photo and brought back to an Italian museum around 1900, and the third statue from the left on the photo, are very close replicas of the oldest statue (the prime object). (Seite 15) // INHALT : TEXTS ----- PREFACE ----- Henri Lopes, writer ----- FOREWORD ----- Fondation Dapper ----- INTRODUCTION ----- Gerald Berjonneau and Jean-Louis Sonnery ----- FROM PRIME OBJECTS TO MASTERPIECES ----- Bernard de Grunne, ----- Doctor in Art History ----- PEOPLE OF THE WORD ----- Robert Farris Thompson, Professor of Art History at Yale University, USA ----- INDEX ----- Index of tribes ----- NOTES ----- Pierre Harter and Jean-Louis Sonnery ----- BIBLIOGRAPHY ----- Dominique Lacroze, Librarian at the ----- Fondation Dapper ----- EDITING STAFF ----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----- PHOTOGRAPHS ----- The majority were taken by Gerald ----- Berjonneau For details, see photographic credits ----- Terra cotta ----- Metal ----- Ivories ----- Masks ----- Statuary ----- Environment ----- MAPS ----- Terra cotta regions ----- General map. ISBN 2905351063 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2800. Seller Inventory # 1174147
Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art
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Fondation Dapper, Paris, 1987
ISBN 10: 2905351063
ISBN 13: 9782905351067
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Cloth with Board Slipcase. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 317 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. There is some wear and rubbing to the slipcase with a small surface paper loss, presumably following the removal of a price label. Book itself is in excellent condition, save for the original bookseller's label discreetly affixed to the inside back cover, with a tight binding, sharp edges and corners on the boards, and a clean, unmarked interior. Number 1366 in a limited edition of 2000 copies. Beautifully photographed and handsomely produced, with scholarly and accessible essays. Seller Inventory # 023819
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Art 135, Boulogne, 1987
ISBN 10: 2905351063
ISBN 13: 9782905351067
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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Aceptable. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 1ª Edición. Folio, 32cm, tela editorial grabada, edición de lujo numerada de 2000 ejemplares, muy buen estado, en caja rígida de cartoné con las esquinas golpeadas y buen aspecto general. Textos de Henri Lopes, Fondation Dapper, Gerald Berjonneau, Jean-Louis Sonnery, Bernard de Grunne, Robert Farris Thompson, Pierre Harter y Dominique Lacroze. Numerosas fotografías de gran calidad de las obras clasificadas por materiales y usos: Terracota, metal, marfil, máscaras, estatuaria y objetos de uso ritual o cotidiano. Seller Inventory # 003090
Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art
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Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). HEAF636761 Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art, Preface Henri Lopes, Texts Gerald Berjonneau, Jean-Louis Sonnery, Bernard de Grunne, Robert Farris Thompson, Pierre Harter, Dominique Lacroze, 1987 Art 135, 1st Printing, hc w slipcase, no dj, 12.5"x9.875", 320 pages, extensive b&w & many color illustrations, Limited Edition #1205 of 2000 Heavy Book will require extra shipping charge Slight cosmetic blemishes on slipcase, otherwise new. Seller Inventory # HEAF636761
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Condition: new. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 49R66_24_2905351063