Brett smith sarah (8 risultati)

15 pp.; 5 figs. Text in French and English. In: Art Tribal, 1987. II. (pp. 1-15). Genève, 1987. Stapled. KEYWORDS: 006 Africa: West.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 26 x 20.5 cm. 352pp. Black and white photos, end notes, bibliography, index. Brown cloth in dust jacket. Fading to jacket spine. RES Monographs on Anthropology and Aesthetics. From the jacket flap: "The making of Bamana Sculpture describes both the techniques and the rituals used by Bamana blacksmiths in Mali, West Africa, when they carve sacred sculpture. Chronicling the decision making that results in a commission, it provides a detailed account of the carving process and analyzes its meaning. Sarah Brett-Smith demonstrates that Bamana Sculptors compare the process of producing a ritual object both to sexual intercourse and to childbirth. Her study describes how Bamana sculptors become famous artists, how this process requires a shift from a "male" to a "female" gender identity, and why the Bamana believe that the ambitious artist must make tragic sacrifices to win renown.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condizione: bon. Cambridge University Press, 1994 in-8 pleine toile, jaquette (352 pages). bon Illustrations dans le texte.

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Gift inscription and typed lettering, signed by Brett-Smith. Book measures 26x21.cm. xx,[1],352pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with black lettering. Corner on board lightly bumped. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed, minor nicks/tears, faded. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean inscribed copy. Size: Quarto. Signed by Author.…

4to pp.317 + 79 colour plates, 2 black & white diagrams. Original decorated boards hardcover. As new still in original publishers shrink wrap. The Silence of the Women: Bamana Mud Cloths is the first full-length scholarly book entirely devoted to an African art form created by women of the Bamana people in Mali, West Africa. These traditional mud-dyed textiles have typically been treated as craft but, here, they are presented as a complex art form. Sarah Brett-Smith sensibly explores the hidden cultural testimony written into the mud-cloth patterns, documenting women's silent visual commentary on the events that dominate their lives - excision, arranged marriage, childbirth and death. This book explores both art historical and anthropological considerations of technique, style, symbolism and function in Bamana textiles. This book is a decisive contribution to our understanding of female artisans/artists in Africa and it explores hitherto untouched areas of African art and culture and leads us into an emotional understanding of the shadowy world and silences of female knowledge.…