Author: Bettina von Lintig
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands unveils the artistic creativity of a region of West Africa through the Weis Collection. With texts by Peter Weis and Bettina von Lintig, and a contribution by Michael Oehrl, the book is a comprehensive overview of Grasslands Art. In contrast to many other African regions, the works of the artists of the ethnic groups that live in the Grasslands are characterized by enormous diversity, dynamism, movement, asymmetry, power, and even unbridled wildness. Other works radiate tranquillity, offering the viewer uncommon visual pleasure and delight. For centuries, kingdoms and rulers in this region competed with each other to create new works of art or perfect inherited styles. These works served cultural, profane, and representational purposes, and they reflected the social and ruling structures of the Grasslands--aspects that the book's essays and descriptions go into in detail. A broad spectrum of objects and their uses are reflected in the Weis Collection. It includes everyday objects, works of folk art, ritual, and cult objects such as magic or commemorative figures, masks, posts, palace doors, representational objects, musical instruments, tobacco pipes, and drinking horns. The introduction presents important aspects of the cultural and artistic development of each object's region of origin, also in the context of European colonization. All are illustrated with numerous field photographs. This is followed by an essay on beaded artworks from the Grasslands, a subject that has been little researched to date. As the Grasslands are embedded in a larger cultural area, objects in the collection from neighboring ethnic groups are also presented, in many cases shedding light on centuries-old connections and artistic exchanges.
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands
Author: Bettina von Lintig
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands unveils the artistic creativity of a region of West Africa through the Weis Collection. With texts by Peter Weis and Bettina von Lintig, and a contribution by Michael Oehrl, the book is a comprehensive overview of Grasslands Art. In contrast to many other African regions, the works of the artists of the ethnic groups that live in the Grasslands are characterized by enormous diversity, dynamism, movement, asymmetry, power, and even unbridled wildness. Other works radiate tranquillity, offering the viewer uncommon visual pleasure and delight. For centuries, kingdoms and rulers in this region competed with each other to create new works of art or perfect inherited styles. These works served cultural, profane, and representational purposes, and they reflected the social and ruling structures of the Grasslands--aspects that the book's essays and descriptions go into in detail. A broad spectrum of objects and their uses are reflected in the Weis Collection. It includes everyday objects, works of folk art, ritual, and cult objects such as magic or commemorative figures, masks, posts, palace doors, representational objects, musical instruments, tobacco pipes, and drinking horns. The introduction presents important aspects of the cultural and artistic development of each object's region of origin, also in the context of European colonization. All are illustrated with numerous field photographs. This is followed by an essay on beaded artworks from the Grasslands, a subject that has been little researched to date. As the Grasslands are embedded in a larger cultural area, objects in the collection from neighboring ethnic groups are also presented, in many cases shedding light on centuries-old connections and artistic exchanges.
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands unveils the artistic creativity of a region of West Africa through the Weis Collection. With texts by Peter Weis and Bettina von Lintig, and a contribution by Michael Oehrl, the book is a comprehensive overview of Grasslands Art. In contrast to many other African regions, the works of the artists of the ethnic groups that live in the Grasslands are characterized by enormous diversity, dynamism, movement, asymmetry, power, and even unbridled wildness. Other works radiate tranquillity, offering the viewer uncommon visual pleasure and delight. For centuries, kingdoms and rulers in this region competed with each other to create new works of art or perfect inherited styles. These works served cultural, profane, and representational purposes, and they reflected the social and ruling structures of the Grasslands--aspects that the book's essays and descriptions go into in detail. A broad spectrum of objects and their uses are reflected in the Weis Collection. It includes everyday objects, works of folk art, ritual, and cult objects such as magic or commemorative figures, masks, posts, palace doors, representational objects, musical instruments, tobacco pipes, and drinking horns. The introduction presents important aspects of the cultural and artistic development of each object's region of origin, also in the context of European colonization. All are illustrated with numerous field photographs. This is followed by an essay on beaded artworks from the Grasslands, a subject that has been little researched to date. As the Grasslands are embedded in a larger cultural area, objects in the collection from neighboring ethnic groups are also presented, in many cases shedding light on centuries-old connections and artistic exchanges.
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands
Author: Tamara Northern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Royal Art from the Grasslands of Cameroon
Author: David Reed
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997309959
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997309959
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands
Author: Caroline Laccetti
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands ; Pace Primitive and Ancient Art Splendor and Secrecy, January 27-March 10, 1979
Author: Tamara Northern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Royal Art of Cameroon
Author: Tamara Northern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Art of the Cameroon Grasslands
Author: Tamara Northern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Art of Cameroon
Author: Paul Gebauer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Splendour and Secrecy
Author: Pace Primitive and Ancient Art
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture, Cameroonian
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture, Cameroonian
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Splendor and Secrecy
Author: Tamara Northern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description