Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 352 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781628201352
Series Statement:
RES monographs in anthropology and aesthetics
Content:
Methodology: Description of Fieldwork. Methodology: The Main Sources. Methodology: The Choice of Informants, the Limits and Value of the Data. Methodology: The Presentation of the Data. Methodology: The Cultural Context and Its Impact on the Interviews. The Geographic and Historical Time Frame. The Data and Islam. The Plan of the Book -- 1. The Bamana Universe -- 2. The Sculptor Speaks with Spirits: The Other World -- 3. The Human World. Criteria. Negotiations. Pitfalls in the Commission Process. The Economics of the Commission -- 4. Trees and Tools. Trees. Cutting the Tree. Tools -- 5. Carving and Aesthetics. The Enterprise. The Place of Carving. The Timing and Pacing of the Carving. The Artist's Motivation. Aesthetic Objectives. The Process of Carving -- 6. Sacred Secrets -- 7. "The Foundation of the World Is with Women."
Content:
The Making of Bamana Sculpture describes both the techniques and the rituals used by Bamana blacksmiths in Mali, West Africa, when they carve sacred sculpture. Chronicling the process of decision-making that results in a commission, it provides a detailed account of the carving process and also analyses the meaning of this process. Sarah Brett-Smith demonstrates that Bamana sculptors compare the process of producing a ritual object both to sexual intercourse and to childbirth. Her study details how Bamana sculptors become 'great' artists, how this process requires a shift from a 'male' to a 'female' gender identity, and why the Bamana believe that the ambitious artist must make tragic sacrifices to win renown.--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-341) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521444842
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521444845
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Brett-Smith, Sarah C. The making of Bamana sculpture Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1994 ISBN 0521444845
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Mali
;
Bambara
;
Holzplastik
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Electronic books
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.33134
URL:
Full text online from ACLS Humanities E-Book
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