Genesis : ideas of origin in African sculpture
LaGamma, Alisa2002
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The Bamana people of Mali attributed the invention of agriculture and their understanding of nature to a mythical hero called Chi Wara, shown in sculptural form as a roan antelope. This work examines the Chi Wara headdress as an icon of African sculpture and presents 40 examples of this form.
Main title:
Genesis : ideas of origin in African sculpture / Alisa LaGamma.
Imprint:
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art,New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2002.
Collation:
viii, 128 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Catalogue for an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from November 19th 2002 to April 13th 2003.Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from Nov. 19, 2002 to April 13, 2003.Formerly CIP.Includes bibliography.
ISBN:
978158839074515883907489780300096873 (hbk)0300096879 (hbk)
Local class:
730.960747471
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
433574