Crown and Ritual The Royal Insignia of Ngoyo
Volavka, Zdenka
ISBN 10: 0802042279 ISBN 13: 9780802042279
Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1998
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illustrated edition edition. 480 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo zk0802042279
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One day, more than twenty years ago, Zdenka Volavka found a lost treasure: the investiture regalia of the African kingdom of Ngoyo, dating from the Iron Age of the second millennium. The plaited copper crown or mpu, turned upside-down and filled with a jumble of metal objects, was on display in the MusTe de l'Homme in Paris, ignominiously labelled as a 'fishing basket.' These objects became the focus of Volavka's research in her remaining years, and form the subject of her book.
Combining extensive field work with ethnographic, historical, scientific, and linguistic analysis, Volavka reconfigures the nature of kingship and royal ritual in Ngoyo, uncovering the objects' true meaning and function, and reintegrating them into their original context. Detailed metallurgical analyses are included, along with a study of the role of copper in the lives of the peoples of the lower Za?re basin.
Volavka provides a sophisticated analysis of the social context of visual art and material culture and a special contribution to the history and ethnography of West Central Africa.
Informazioni sugli autori:
Zdenka Volavka, now deceased, was born in Czechoslovakia and received her PhD from Charles University, Prague. She immigrated to Canada in 1968, and was Professor in the Department of Visual Arts, York University. Wendy A. Thomas is a consulting curator of African Art, and a staff member with the federal Department of Canadian Heritage. Colleen E. Kriger is Assistant Professor Of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
ZDENKA VOLAVKA, now deceased, was born in Czechoslovakia and received her PhD from Charles University, Prague. She immigrated to Canada in 1968, and was Professor in the Department of Visual Arts, York University.
Zdenka Volavka, now deceased, was Professor in the Department of Visual Arts, York University.
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Titolo: Crown and Ritual The Royal Insignia of ...
Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr
Data di pubblicazione: 1998
Legatura: Hardcover
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