Kuyu
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Visions of Africa
ISBN-10
8874399154
ISBN-13
9788874399154
Publisher
Five Continents Editions
Imprint
Five Continents Editions
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 29th, 2021
Print length
152 Pages
Weight
486 grams
Dimensions
17.40 x 24.60 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Carvings: artworksArt treatments & subjects
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In Kuyu, part of the Visions of Africa series, the reader will find a wide range of authentic objects belonging to a traditional Equatorial African culture, as well as a reconstruction of the migration routes that would explain such a seemingly motley collection of objects.
The Kuyu are an ethnic group who live in northern Congo-Brazzaville, on the banks of the River Congo, in a part of Equatorial Africa that has remained only marginally influenced by Moslem encroachment and Western colonialism. Kuyu art can be broadly broken down into three styles, the first two — of which there are the fewest examples — are strictly associated with the Kuyu ethnic group, while the third style, which has the largest sculptural component, includes both Kuyu and Mbochi pieces. Among these are a number of statuettes and especially wooden clubs topped with a human head (the most recent being polychrome), known as Kebe-Kebe, which were used in the dance by the same name. This ritual performance has remained faithful to its original function of giving physical expression to the Kuyu cosmogony.
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