ANDOLO
Subtitle: The Art Funeral Sakalava in Madagascar
Authors: S. GOEDEFROIT / LOMBARD J.
Material Type: general or thematic Work
Publisher: Biro publisher, Collection, Paris, 2007. Paperback, 4to, size: 22 x 28 cm, ISBN 978-2-35119-021-0
Content: 240 p, 175 ill. b / w, 12 drawings, prints 1, 5 shots, 3 maps, biblio., numerous ill. and b / w photos, drawings, plans, shema, picture,
Additional information: original edition, limited release. Book became exhausted rare and sought by collectors and researchers for its thematic study and particularly comprehensive and detailed analysis of traditional sculpture of Gabon.
State of the work: Very good condition
Description
This book is a history of the funerary sculpture from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century in Sakalava of the west coast of Madagascar. Through a detailed and beautifully illustrated, we discover how, from a single model – the built royal tomb stone – artists will create wooden tombs decorated with sculptures, symbols of procreation and of life: men women, birds, family crests and couples in love.
Additional information
| Weight | 1160 g |
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| Dimensions | 22 × 28 cm |
