African Headrests
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African Dream Machines
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Author : Anitra Nettleton
language : en
Publisher: Wits University Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
African Dream Machines written by Anitra Nettleton and has been published by Wits University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Social Science categories.
African headrests are treated as art objects in this historical study African Dream Machines takes African headrests out of the category of functional objects and into the more rarefied category of "art" objects. Styles in African headrests are usually defined in terms of Western art and archaeological discourses, but this book interrogates these definitions and demonstrates the shortcomings of defining a single formal style model as exclusive to a single ethnic group. This book has been in the making for fifteen years, starting with research on the traditional woodcarving of the Shona-and Venda-speaking peoples of Zimbabwe and South Africa. Among the artifacts made by South African peoples, headrests were the best known and during a year spent in Europe in 1975 and 1976, Anitra Nettleton discovered museum stores full of unacknowledged masterpieces made by speakers of numerous Southern African languages. A Council Fellowship from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990 enabled the writer to develop an archive in the form of notes, photographs, and sketches of each and every headrest she encountered. Many examples from South African collections were added from the early 1990s onwards, expanding the field vastly. Nettelton executed drawings of each and every headrest encountered, and they became a major part of the project in their own right. African Dream Machines questions the assumed one-to-one relationship between formal styles and ethnic identities or classifications. Historical factors are used to demonstrate that "authenticity," in the form sought by collectors of antique African art, is largely a construct.
Wooden Dreams
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Author : Eduardo Moreno
language : en
Publisher: 5Continents
Release Date : 2015-10-27
Wooden Dreams written by Eduardo Moreno and has been published by 5Continents this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-27 with Art categories.
In widespread use across Africa and found in major museums around the globe, headrests are valuable and very personal objects. Though they appear to be purely utilitarian, headrests transcend their functionality to become something more. Their design, inherent beauty, and versatility give them a multilayered meaning. They are objects with ritual and magic purposes, and can be flaunted as status symbols that differentiate chiefs from ordinary people, rich from poor, and more. Full-color pictures showcase very rare headrests that have never been published before.
Triumph Protection Dreams
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Author : Jean Michel Massing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Triumph Protection Dreams written by Jean Michel Massing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art objects, African categories.
Sleeping Beauties
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Author : William Joseph Dewey
language : en
Publisher: University of California Museum of
Release Date : 1993
Sleeping Beauties written by William Joseph Dewey and has been published by University of California Museum of this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Art categories.
Headrests Of Southern Africa
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Author : Bruce Goodall
language : en
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
Release Date : 2021-08-09
Headrests Of Southern Africa written by Bruce Goodall and has been published by 5 Continents Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-09 with categories.
- For the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information on their carvers, and the stories of their creation, ownership, and use This book presents the fascinating subject of southern African headrests in a new light. With unique historical and personal information collected from many of the headrest's original owners and carvers, and often accompanied by in situ photographs, the book tells the illustrated story of the headrests, as well as of the people behind them. For the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information on their carvers, and the stories of their creation, ownership, and use. The 425 headrests from the collections of Bruce Goodall from Cape Town and Frédéric Zimer from Paris will be presented according to the 3 geographical areas: KwaZulu-Natal, north of the Tugela River (in what was previously known as Zululand) and the headrests from the Swazi.
African Headrests
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Author : Anna Alberghina
language : it
Publisher: Effatà Editrice
Release Date : 2020-05-18
African Headrests written by Anna Alberghina and has been published by Effatà Editrice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-18 with Art categories.
Headrests are very simple things. In the past they were particularly common in the east, south and center of the african continent. These sculptures are mainly made of wood, used to protect hairstyles during sleep and are brought along by the owner during daytime activities. They are strictly personal and show state and ethnic identity: objects of ordinary use that become works of art. This book is the result of the Authors' collection, gathered in over 30 years of passionate research and wants to be an immersion in the artistic creativity, in the beauty, in the magical-religious values and in the ethnography of East and South Africa.
On The Trail Of The Elephant And That Of Abu Ballas Anglais
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Author : Claude-Henri Pirat
language : en
Publisher: Exhibitions International
Release Date : 2021
On The Trail Of The Elephant And That Of Abu Ballas Anglais written by Claude-Henri Pirat and has been published by Exhibitions International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Art objects, African categories.
The need for a pillow, a headrest or a neck rest is one of the most widely spread among humans, as is the need for a seat. They may not be an exclusively African invention, but the oldest known carved headrests nonetheless come from Africa, for the most part from the Egypt of the Pharaohs. Their use is attested in prehistoric times in the Neolithic Sahara and several centuries ago in West, Central and Southern Africa. It continued until the early XXth century in the savannah and the forested regions along the coasts of the Gulf of Guinea, in the Congo and Zambesi basins and until nowadays in the Horn of Africa, in the regions of the Omo Valley and the Jade Sea. In this work, the author sets out to tell its history spanning several millenia. He takes the opportunity to invite himself to the controversy regarding the links and relations between Ancient Egypt and Black Africa, a controversy that has been livening up the world of Egyptologists and historians of Africa for more than a century. Furthermore he sets about breaking down a few generally accepted ideas regarding the actual use of these magnificent objects. The author illustrates his words with an exceptional selection of items chosen from the finest public and private collections
Carving Out A Future
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Author : Brian Belcher
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17
Carving Out A Future written by Brian Belcher and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Nature categories.
Very little has yet been written about the cultural or economic contributions of woodcarving to people's livelihoods or the consequences of felling hardwood and softwood trees for the international woodcarving trade. Carving Out a Future is the first examination of this trade and its critical links to rural livelihoods, biodiversity, conservation, forestry and the international trade regime. A range of case studies from Australia, Bali, India,Africa and Mexico provides a lens for examining the critical issues relating to the significant impacts of woodcarving on forests, conservation efforts, the need to promote sustainable rural livelihoods and efforts to promote trade so that skilled artisans in developing countries get a fair economic return. Livelihoods, Carving and Conservation * Global Overview * The Case of Woodcarving in Kenya * Drums and Hornbills * Sculpture and Identity * Carving Wood in Southern Zimbabwe * The Kiaat Woodcrafters of Bushbuckridge, South Africa * Carvers, Conservation and Certification in India * Colour, Sustainability and Market Sense in Bali * Aboriginal Woodcarvers in Australia * BurseraWoodcarving in Oaxaca, Mexico * Linaloe Wood Handicrafts * Learning from a Comparison of Cases * Carving, Sustainability and Scarcity * Certification of Woodcarving * Planning for Woodcarving in the 21st Century *
Carving Out A Future
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Author : A. B. Cunningham
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan
Release Date : 2005
Carving Out A Future written by A. B. Cunningham and has been published by Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Wood-carving industry categories.
Very little has yet been written about the cultural or economic contributions of woodcarving to people's livelihoods or the consequences of felling hardwood and softwood trees for the international woodcarving trade. Carving Out a Future is the first examination of this trade and its critical links to rural livelihoods, biodiversity, conservation, forestry and the international trade regime. A range of case studies from Australia, Bali, India,Africa and Mexico provides a lens for examining the critical issues relating to the significant impacts of woodcarving on forests, conservation efforts, the need to promote sustainable rural livelihoods and efforts to promote trade so that skilled artisans in developing countries get a fair economic return.Livelihoods, Carving and Conservation * Global Overview * The Case of Woodcarving in Kenya * Drums and Hornbills * Sculpture and Identity * Carving Wood in Southern Zimbabwe * The Kiaat Woodcrafters of Bushbuckridge, South Africa * Carvers, Conservation and Certification in India * Colour, Sustainability and Market Sense in Bali * Aboriginal Woodcarvers in Australia * BurseraWoodcarving in Oaxaca, Mexico * Linaloe Wood Handicrafts * Learning from a Comparison of Cases * Carving, Sustainability and Scarcity * Certification of Woodcarving * Planning for Woodcarving in the 21st Century *
The Art Of Southern Africa
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Author : Sandra Klopper
language : en
Publisher: 5Continents
Release Date : 2007
The Art Of Southern Africa written by Sandra Klopper and has been published by 5Continents this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
Unveils the rich artistic traditions of Southern Africa through many unseen works.