Catalogue of the exhibition at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris from December 14, 2021 to April 10, 2022.
The Shadow. Sculptures from Southwest Congo.
Skira
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| N° d'inventaire | 25249 |
| Format | 21 x 28 |
| Détails | 176 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782370741455 |
Rich in abundant scientific material, the catalog highlights an immense artistic and cultural territory. It reveals the creativity of the artists as much as the intensity of material and immaterial circulation in the region throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
In addition to the plastic properties of mbala, teke or yanzi statues, tshokwe, yaka or kwese masks, pende or hungaan pendants, there is the plurality of functions, which speaks of the fertility of traditions as well as the strength of the stories that accompany them, both individual and collective.
In addition to the plastic properties of mbala, teke or yanzi statues, tshokwe, yaka or kwese masks, pende or hungaan pendants, there is the plurality of functions, which speaks of the fertility of traditions as well as the strength of the stories that accompany them, both individual and collective.
In addition to the plastic properties of mbala, teke or yanzi statues, tshokwe, yaka or kwese masks, pende or hungaan pendants, there is the plurality of functions, which speaks of the fertility of traditions as well as the strength of the stories that accompany them, both individual and collective.