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Product Identifiers
PublisherVirginia Museum of FINE Arts
ISBN-100300238754
ISBN-139780300238754
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038260056
Product Key Features
Book TitleCongo Masks : Masterpieces from Central Africa
Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSculpture & Installation, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Group Shows, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, African
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Social Science
AuthorMarc Leo Felix
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight79.2 Oz
Item Length1.2 in
Item Width0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-287727
Dewey Decimal700.96
SynopsisThis splendid illustrated exploration of masks and masking ceremonies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo presents more than 130 outstanding wooden masks dating from the 18th to the 20th century. Visually stunning and spiritually charged, these objects connected wearers with their ancestors and were part of elaborate costumes used in ritual performances. Including some of the finest works of African art in private hands, this volume features masks from eleven distinct stylistic zones: Ukongo, Ukwango, Ukete, Ukuba, Urunda, Uruwa, Utanganyika, Umaniema, Uituri, Ubangi, and Umongo. Displaying an enormous diversity of materials, design, and craftsmanship, these masks reflect the wide range of natural resources available throughout the Congo region and illuminate the unique belief systems of local populations. Accessible and informative essays provide insight into these extraordinary objects and are enlivened by both new photography and archival images showing the ceremonial use of masks in early 20th-century Congo.
LC Classification NumberNB1099.C6C66 2018
