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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
Contributor:
Kahan, Leonard.
Page, Donna.
Imperato, Pascal James
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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