Sculptures of the Njayei Society among the Mende.
In: African Arts, Jg. 26 (1993-07-01), Heft 3, S. 46-53
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Traces the history of the pairs of wooden figures carved in wood from southern Sierra Leone in Africa. Acquisition by European ethnographic museums between 1900 and the Second World War; General form and decorative detail as suggesting a single carver; M. Saddler's speculation in his book `Art of West Africa,' that the pairs are twins; Possibility of spiritual use by the Njayei society.
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Sculptures of the Njayei Society among the Mende.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Hart, W.A. |
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Zeitschrift: | African Arts, Jg. 26 (1993-07-01), Heft 3, S. 46-53 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1993 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0001-9933 (print) |
DOI: | 10.2307/3337151 |
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