Tribal Art

African art in the Congo
In this book, Congolese and Belgian authors look together for the first time at the historical ties between Antwerp and the Congo. These well-documented contributions tell a shared and sometimes painful story.
The links between Antwerp and Africa go back to the 16th century, when the first commercial relations were established, before continuing through the period of colonisation of the Congo, until today. Buildings, monuments and street names of the Scaldian city continue to remind us of this past.
At the same time, Belgian colonization and missions undeniably influenced Congolese cultures. One hundred years ago, in the middle of the colonial era, these Congolese works of art and utilitarian objects came into the possession of the City of Antwerp for the first time.
They are now part of the MAS collection. A selection of one hundred remarkable pieces forms the heart of this publication. The Congolese researchers who have studied them attentively describe their own heritage in this way.
"100 X Congo. A Century of Congolese Art in Antwerp" is published on the occasion of the sixty years of Congolese independence and the centenary of the collection of the MAS (Museum aan de Stroom).

Status: new
Language: French
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 280 x 210 mm
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ISBN : 978-90-8586-811-8