Spirits speak : a celebration of African masks /

Spirits speak : a celebration of African masks /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stepan, Peter.
Imprint:	Munich : Prestel, 2005.
Description:	185 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 34 cm. + 1 folded poster, 5 illustrated plates.
Language:	English
Subject:	Masks, African. Masks -- Africa -- Religious aspects. Masks -- Symbolic aspects -- Africa. Masks, African. Masks -- Religious aspects. Masks -- Symbolic aspects. Africa.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10079873

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Other authors / contributors:	Hahner-Herzog, Iris, 1956-
ISBN:	3791332287 (hd. bd.) 9783791332284 (hd. bd.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-185).
Summary:	"Spirits Speak presents a selection of the most important African masks found in major museums and renowned private collections around the globe: an overview such as has never been compiled in this way before. Artistic mastery, charisma, age and authenticity were paramount selection criteria with only the very best examples representing each well-known mask type. An introductory essay elucidates the conceptual intricacies and varying functions of the masks and sweeps away deep-rooted misunderstandings. Enlightening commentaries offer background information about the function and origins of each mask's use within the ethnic groups from which they originate, and a foldout map places them in their original geographical context."--BOOK JACKET.
Other form:	Online version: Spirits speak. Munich ; London : Prestel, 2005 Online version: Spirits speak. Munich ; London : Prestel, 2005

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