Tribal Art

This book constitutes the two volumes of the catalog of the exhibition organized by the Royal Museum for Central Africa in 1997.
Table of contents of volume I :
Portrait of a cave. An introduction to the cave paintings of the Zimbawe.
Zimbawean figures from the Iron Age. Images of a fertility complex.
Origins and development of Zimbawe stone structure crops.
The region of Zimbawe 1490-1900. Some aspects of the history.
Traditional social and religious life in Zimbawe.
The arts and material culture of Tonga's zimbawe. Tradition and changes.
The arts and material culture of the Ndebele.
The art and material culture of the Venda.
The arts of the Hlengwe/Tsonga of Zimbawe.
The art of the Shona. Utilitarian objects or religious masterpieces?
Table of contents of Volume II :
Contemporary art at the zimbawe.
The welcome reserved by the West for modern African art: the case of stone sculpture in zimbawe.
Stone sculture at the zimbawe in the 20th century.
Photography of rocks used in contemporary zimbawe culture.
Missionary art at the Zimbawe.
The rural and urban landscape in Zimbawe: some examples borrowed from English-speaking painters and writers.
Marginal art: themes and style.
Art for tourists: a cursed success.
Beyond Cultural Boundaries: A School of Art and Design for the Southern African Development Region.

Publisher: William J.Dewey, Els de Palmenaer
Status: NEW (Volume II has a slight blow on the cover)
Language: French
Number of pages: 310
Dimensions: 245 x 305 mm
Bound
ISBN : 9782873980139