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Mumuye - The Rotation Around the Axis (Hardcover)
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Mumuye - The Rotation Around the Axis (Hardcover)
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Through forty-one masterworks, Mumuye reveals some of the most
accomplished statues made by this Nigerian tribal group. It was not
until the late 1960s that statues from the Mumuye culture of
northeastern Nigeria appeared on the European art scene. Their
impact was immediate and profound: African art aficionados
marvelled at Mumuye artists' abstract interpretation of the human
body, which recalled the approach to anatomy by artists of the
Cubist and Expressionist movements. Indeed, anthropomorphic Mumuye
figure sculptures demonstrate an astonishing range of variations,
testifying to their makers' unbridled creativity and limitless
inventiveness. Here, a meticulous analysis of the extraordinary
forms of Mumuye figures - paying attention to their striking
inherent sense of motion - leads to a new style of classification
that recognises different workshops and even the hands of
individual masters. A summary of the scant field-based studies
discusses the figures' primary role as emblems of status and rank,
their connections to ancestral veneration, and healing and
divination practices. Through a selection of masks and other
objects, this book reveals the beauty of Mumuye figurative
sculpture.
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