Spectacular display : the art of Nkanu initiation rituals / Annemieke van Damme ; with an introduction by David A. Binkley
[Washington, D.C.] Wappingers' Falls, N.Y. : Smithsonian, National Museum of African Art in association with Philip Wilson Publishers ; Distributed in the USA by Antique Collectors' Club, 2001. First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and back cover sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #451123
ISBN: 0856675547
Physical description; 94 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm. Notes; Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Museum of African Art, Dec. 16, 2001-Mar. 3, 2002. Contents; Coming of age in Central Africa / David A. Binkley; Situating nkanda [and] the art of nkanda / Annemieke Van Damme. Subjects; Nkanu (Angolan and Congolese people) Rites and ceremonies. Art, Nkanu Exhibitions. Initiation rites Democratic Republic of the Congo. Initiation rites Angola. Ceremonial objects Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sculpture, Nkanu (Angola and Congo) Exhibitions. Masks, Nkanu (Angola and Congo) Exhibitions.
Price: €25.00