Surfaces
Subtitle: color, substances, and ritual applications on African sculpture
By: edited by Leonard Kahan, Donna Page, and Pascal James Imperato ; in collaboration with Charles Bordogna and Bolaji Campbell ; with an introduction by Patrick McNaughton.
Contributors: Kahan, Leonard.; Page, Donna.; Imperato, Pascal James.
Series: African expressive cultures
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780253352514
Subjects: Wood sculpture, African; Coatings; Art and society -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Art and religion -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical background / Leonard Kahan; title: Agents of transformation / Donna Page; title: Surface symbols: the meanings of color, patina, encrustation, and design on Bamana sculpture / Pascal James Imperato; title: Ibeji surface analysis / Charles Bordogna; title: Coloring the orisa / Bolaji Campbell; title: Surface conditions of wood sculpture / Leonard Kahan; title: Compendium of substances / Donna Page.