African Fetishes and Ancestral Objects (Hardcover, Bilingual Editi)

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.

General

Imprint:	Five Continents Editions
Country of origin:	Italy
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	Francois Neyt
Dimensions:	292 x 247 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	288
Edition:	Bilingual Editi
ISBN-13:	978-88-7439-654-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms > Sculpture Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms > Carving & carvings Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought
LSN:	88-7439-654-6
Barcode:	9788874396542

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