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- catalog abstract ""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 about its beginnings. All are reproduced in color and are accompanied by entries that illuminate the distinctive cultural contexts that inspired their creation and informed their appreciation."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Ideas of origin in African sculpture".
- catalog contributor b12737576.
- catalog contributor b12737577.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""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 about its beginnings. All are reproduced in color and are accompanied by entries that illuminate the distinctive cultural contexts that inspired their creation and informed their appreciation."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture / Alisa LaGamma 3.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-127).".
- catalog extent "viii, 128 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Genesis.".
- catalog identifier "1588390748 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Genesis.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press,".
- catalog relation "Genesis.".
- catalog subject "730/.966/0747471 21".
- catalog subject "Creation in art Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "NB1080.5 .L34 2002".
- catalog subject "Sculpture, African Themes, motives Exhibitions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture / Alisa LaGamma 3.".
- catalog title "Genesis : ideas of origin in African sculpture / Alisa LaGamma.".
- catalog title "Ideas of origin in African sculpture".
- catalog type "Exhibition catalogs. fast".
- catalog type "text".