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Art of the Lega by Elisabeth Lynn Cameron (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural Hi-Story

ISBN-100930741889

ISBN-139780930741884

eBay Product ID (ePID)2006127

Product Key Features

Book TitleArt of the Lega

Number of Pages236 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicAsian / General, African

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Art

AuthorElisabeth Lynn Cameron

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight41.9 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width9.2 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2001-047083

Reviews". . . to find such quality publishing, and such remarkable illustrations, at such modest prices is a rare treat. Libraries should pounce."--Leeds African Studies Bulletin, No. 66 2004

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal745/.096751

SynopsisDrawing upon diverse sources, including Daniel P. Biebuyck's seminal fieldwork of the 1950s, Elisabeth Cameron investigates the culture and the art of the Lega peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the Lega, art is only created for and used by the Bwami Society. Bwami is a complex organization consisting of multiple levels, and it forms an essential component of the political, social, and religious structure of the Lega. Within Bwami, artworks are used in conjunction with proverbs, anecdotes, and performances to form complex layered metaphors and to serve as mnemonic devices. As initiates move up through the ranks of the Bwami Society, a variety of different artworks assist them in recalling a vast corpus of complex aphorisms. The many beautiful examples of Lega artworks illustrated in this volume are drawn primarily from the Jay T. Last collection and include masks, animals, human forms, miniature tools, and spoons.

LC Classification NumberDT650.R43C35 2001