Series: Studies in Visual Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426. . 2012. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: A Host of Devils: The History and Context of the Making of Makonde Spirit Sculpture (Studies in Visual Culture)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415511011
ISBN 13: 9780415511018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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A Host of Devils provides an in-depth account of the background, origin and development of the spirit figure sculptures which emerged during colonial times among the Makonde people of Mozambique.
The creation of such works is shown to connect with a regional system of knowledge and practice, within which spirits function as a format for expression. The book describes the ways in which the sculpture emerged, as well as the author's experience of learning how to carve.

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Zachary Kingdon is the Curator of African Collections at the Liverpool Museum and conducted research among Makonde sculptors in Tanzania between 1990 and 1992.

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