Photographer and African art collector Michel de Combes travelled extensively in West Africa over a period of fifteen years from the late 1980s, researching and documenting Bolon masks. He journeyed alone, staying in remote villages for up to five months of the year, capturing the masks and mask-making on film. His drive to understand the magic of the mask has resulted in this unique project; an unsurpassed collection of photographs of masks from one of the most remote areas of Africa. Together, the book and DVD present images never before published, giving a remarkable insight into a secret world of ritual Performance.
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Michel de Combes is a well-respected photographer and African art collector residing in South Africa and France. The Magic of the Mask is his first book.
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Anbieter: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: New. A highly personal journey to reveal the hidden magic of the mask of the remarkable Bolon maskers and mask-makers in a remote corner of Burkina Faso, West Africa Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRLF; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1752. . 2014. 1st ed. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780992682606
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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. 240 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm + 1 DVD (40 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) Summary:Photographer and African art collector Michel de Combes travelled extensively in West Africa over a period of fifteen years from the late 1980s, researching and documenting Bolon masks. He journeyed alone, staying in remote villages for up to five months of the year, capturing the masks and mask-making on film. His drive to understand the magic of the mask has resulted in this unique project; an unsurpassed collection of photographs of masks from one of the most remote areas of Africa. Together, the book and DVD present images never before published, giving a remarkable insight into a secret world of ritual performance. Contents: In search of the magic of the mask : a personal journey The first performance Returning to the Bolon villages Recording the mask : drawings by Mory Barro, my interpreter The masking season The Bolon people : a background Masks and their materials Masks and their meanings The elusive mask Reasons for masking The village of N'Dana Funeral for the branch of a sacred tree at N'Dana Comparison : traditional masking performances at five villages The village of Nie?na The village of Sabou The village of Sofina The village of Koreba Performance of cowrie shell masks at N'dana : the first day Youth masks Performance of the puppet mask : the second day Cowrie shell masks Metal masks Performance of the long masks of leaves at We?re?, N'Dana and Koreba The performance of fibre masks Comparison of fibre masks The Bobo masks at Koundougou Shrine houses and fe?tiche objects Mask houses The performance of the white cowrie shell masks at the village of Tiga. Artikel-Nr. 17cb202
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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 248 pages. 9.33x11.73x0.91 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. __0992682606
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Zustand: New. A highly personal journey to reveal the hidden magic of the mask of the remarkable Bolon maskers and mask-makers in a remote corner of Burkina Faso, West AfricaPhotographer and African art collector Michel de Combes travelled extensively in West Africa . Artikel-Nr. 595186876
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A highly personal journey to reveal the hidden magic of the mask of the remarkable Bolon maskers and mask-makers in a remote corner of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Artikel-Nr. 9780992682606
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