The Making of Bamana Sculpture: Creativity and Gender (Res Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics) - Hardcover

Brett-Smith, Sarah C.

 
9780521444842: The Making of Bamana Sculpture: Creativity and Gender (Res Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521444845 ISBN 13: 9780521444842
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book describes both the techniques and the rituals used by Bamana artists in Mali, West Africa, when they carve sacred sculpture. It provides a detailed account of the carving process and also analyses the meaning of this process. This study details how Bamana sculptors become 'great' artists, and how this process requires a shift from a 'male' to a 'female' gender identity.

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Book Description

This book describes both the techniques and the rituals used by Bamana artists in Mali, West Africa, when they carve sacred sculpture. It provides a detailed account of the carving process and also analyses the meaning of this process. This study details how Bamana sculptors become 'great' artists, and how this process requires a shift from a 'male' to a 'female' gender identity.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521444845
ISBN 13 
9780521444842
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
376