Many masterpieces of central African sculpture were created to
amplify the power of sacred relics that affirm a family's vital
connection to its ancestral heritage. This important volume,
focusing on some 130 works representing a diverse variety of
regional genres, illuminates the purpose and significance of these
icons of African art, which first came to prominence because of
their appeal to the Western avant-garde. While providing an
overview of sources ranging from colonial explorers, missionaries,
critics, artists, and art historians, the book breaks new ground in
its examination of the complex aesthetic and spiritual dimensions
of the reliquaries. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together
the perspectives of scholars in African and medieval art history
along with those in African history, religion, and ethnography.
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