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Description: “This comprehensive study of the arts of Zaire concerns one of the outstanding cultural traditions of Africa. . . . This first volume, on southwestern Zaire, contains an examination of the artworks of thirty-four populations, with special emphasis on the social and ritual contexts in which they occur. Apart from the more widely known arts of the Pende, Mbala, Yaka, Suku, and Holo, many less familiar artistic traditions from ethnic units such as Mfinu, Wuum, Yansi, Sakata, Hungaan, and Tsong are also analyzed. The discussion of the separate art styles, arranged by areas and ethnic groups, is preceded by a comparative study of the cultures of southwestern Zaire. Also included are chapters that critically evaluate the available documents and sketch the history of ethnographic and art studies and of the methods of interpretation.”

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