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Since Earliest Human History, Peoples Around The Globe Have Pondered Their Origins: Where Do We Come From? How Did The World Begin? In Grappling With These Fundamental Questions, We Developed A Myriad Of Theories Concerning Our Beginnings. Every Community In The World, According To Historian Jan Vansina, Has A Representation Of The Origin Of The World, The Creation Of Mankind, And The Appearance Of Its Own Particular Society And Community. In Many African Cultures, These Exalted Ideas Of Genesis Have Been Made Tangible Through Rich Expressive Traditions Interweaving Oral History, Poetry, And Sculpture. This Volume, Which Accompanies An Exhibition At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York, Examines The Staggering Variety Of Ways In Which African Sculptors Have Given Expression To Social Ideas Of Origin, From The Genesis Of Humanity To The Historical Sources Of Families, Kingdoms, Agriculture, And Other Essential Institutions. The Seventy-five Masterpieces Presented Here, Drawn From Public And Private American Collections, Are Among The Most Celebrated Icons Of African Art, Works That Are Superb Artistic Creations As Well As Expressions Of A Society's Most Profound Conceptions Abou

Author

Alisa LaGamma; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Exhibition Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture

Publisher

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven: Yale University Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781588390745

Subjects

Art, History, Arts