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Dan Artists: The Sculptors Tame, Si, Tompieme and Sõn. Their Personalities and Work
Contributor(s): Fischer, Eberhard (Author)
ISBN: 3858817597     ISBN-13: 9783858817594
Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
OUR PRICE:   $46.55  
Product Type: Other
Published: May 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | African
- Art | Sculpture & Installation
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
Dewey: 730.92
LCCN: 2014477445
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.3" W x 11.9" (2.30 lbs)
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
 
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Publisher Description:
In 1960, renowned art historian and cultural anthropologist Eberhard Fischer traveled to West Africa to film the workings of a group of Dan tribesmen from Liberia as they carved the wooden masks that constitute one of the Dan's most important forms of art. Signifiers of spiritual forces, the masks--adorned with raffia, fur, and feathers--play an important role in the festive performances that structure Dan village life. But beyond the masks, Fischer grew increasingly fascinated with the artists who created them, and he began collecting their stories in addition to documenting in detail the creation of their work.

The result is four fascinating biographies, available here for the first time in English. Anthropologists and collectors of African art have long been fascinated with Dan masks but never before have the artists themselves been so thoroughly recognized--an especially important contribution to our understanding of this form of West African art since the masks must often be carved in secret. Originally published in 1963, Dan Artists brings together Fischer's original writings, photographs, and film with many additional images and a new epilogue by Fischer in which he reflects on his journey and research.

Contributor Bio(s): Fischer, Eberhard: - Eberhard Fischer is an art historian and cultural anthropologist specializing in West African art. For more than twenty years, he was director of the Museum Rietberg Zurich.