Tribal Art

The theme of life and death concerns us all. It occupies two of the five permanent floors of the MAS in Antwerp and is based on the great existential questions: where do we come from? Where do we go? What happens after death? Throughout history and in all cultures, people have sought answers to these great questions of life. Life and death. On the seventh floor, Gods and Men introduces us to the wide variety of interpretations and the deep need for rituals that can be found wherever man has taken up residence. The exhibits, which are part of the permanent collection of the MAS, come mainly from ancient Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia, India, Tibet, Turkey - and Antwerp. They illustrate how people from various cultures view life and death. Is a body buried or cremated? Is there life after death, or simply nothing? Is death followed by rebirth? What role do gods, ancestors and spirits play? How should we sacrifice, pray or meditate? Works of art and ritual objects transform the intangible and indescribable into something that can be touched and understood. There are similarities and differences, but death is almost always associated with new life.

Color photographs
Condition: very good
Language: Dutch
Number of pages: 176
Dimensions: 290 x 215 mm
Bound
Contains a CD
ISBN : 978-9085866367