African Fetishes and Ancestral Objects
Author:   Francois Neyt ,  Patric Didier Claes ,  Hughes Dubois
Publisher:   Five Continents Editions
ISBN:  

9788874396542


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 July 2013
Format:   Hardback
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The seventy-plus carved objects from the Democratic Republic of the Congo presented in this book have something remarkable in common: They are permeated with the powers of magic and sorcery, and are believed to be inhabited by the spirits of nature and the ghosts of ancestors. Selected with great care by Patric Didier Claes, a Belgian expert in African art, the works are from the Kingdom of Luba, at the source of the Congo, and the Kingdoms of Kongo and Teke. Each sculpture is identified, indexed, meticulously described, placed in context, and pinpointed as an example of the particular carving style of a specific workshop. Text in English and French. AUTHORS: François Neyt is Director of the Department of Archaeology and Art History at the Catholic University of Louvain. Hughes Dubois is a photographer specialising in advertising and art. 163 colour images

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Author:   Francois Neyt ,  Patric Didier Claes ,  Hughes Dubois
Publisher:   Five Continents Editions
Imprint:   Five Continents Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 24.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   1.896kg
ISBN:  

9788874396542


ISBN 10:   8874396546
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 July 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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François Neyt is Director of the Department of Archaeology and Art History at the Catholic University of Louvain. Hughes Dubois is a photographer specialising in advertising and art.

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