African masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva /
African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English German |
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Munich ; New York :
Prestel,
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| Summary: | African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the German by John William Gabriel. "This book was first published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Haus der Kunst, Munich (February 14-April 27, 1997), Kunsthalle Bielefeld (May 15-August 3, 1997), Banque Générale du Luxembourg (September 1-October 30, 1997), Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgium (May 29-September 13, 1998), and the Fondation Bismarck, Paris (Fall 1998)"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 35, 287 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index. |
| ISBN: | 3791318063 9783791318066 3791327097 9783791327099 |