Tribal Art

Fully revised French/English edition with over 500 stunning photographs of the world's most important African masks. This beautiful book was born from the passion and artistic insight of Marnix Neerman and Hugo Martens. One hundred and twenty-eight masks were photographed in such a unique style that their artistic nature is revealed to the fullest. Each mask has been photographed from the front and back, and detail shots reveal each mask as an almost standalone work of art. And yet, these masks are not considered as works of art in their country of origin, but rather as tools with function and meaning in socio-religious life. Many of these masks have never been exhibited or published before and come from reference collections such as the Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, the Ethnographic Museum in Antwerp and private collections in Belgium, France, in the United Kingdom and the United States. African Faces was produced in collaboration with the archives of Yale University, Tribal Art magazine, Parcours des Mondes in Paris and many other experts. It will become a future reference work on African masks; the powerful photographs heighten the artistic value of the masks like never before.

Authors: Marnix Neerman & Herman Brussens
Editions: Editions Lannoo sa
Condition: like new
Languages: French and English
Number of pages: 336
Dimensions: 280 x 350mm
Hardcover
ISBN: 9789020983487