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Surfaces : color, substances, and ritual applications on African sculpture / edited by Leonard Kahan, Donna Page, and Pascal James Imperato ; in collaboration with Charles Bordogna and Bolaji Campbell ; with an introduction by Patrick McNaughton.
Penn Museum Library NB1255.A357 K34 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- African expressive cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wood sculpture, African.
- Coatings.
- Art and society--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Art and society.
- Art and religion--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Art and religion.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 523 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Historical background / Leonard Kahan
- Agents of transformation / Donna Page
- Surface symbols: the meanings of color, patina, encrustation, and design on Bamana sculpture / Pascal James Imperato
- Ibeji surface analysis / Charles Bordogna
- Coloring the orisa / Bolaji Campbell
- Surface conditions of wood sculpture / Leonard Kahan
- Compendium of substances / Donna Page.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780253352514
- 0253352517
- OCLC:
- 233485389
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