Wood sculpture in Nepal
Subtitle: jokers and talismans : collection of Max Itzikovitz
By: texts by Bertrand Goy, Gisèle Krauskopff ; interview with Henri Bancaud ; translated from the French by Dominique Goy-Blanquet ; photographs of the collection, Hughes Dubois
Contributors: Krauskopff, Gisèle; Bancaud, Henri; Dubois, Hughes
Publisher: 5 Continents; Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Milan, Italy; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9788874395095
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Nepali Wood sculpture; Figure sculpture; Masks; Pictorial works; Private collections; Art collections
Work titles: Sculptures de bois au Népal
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-163).
Table of contents: title: "Primitive" masks in Nepal. Nepal, the forbidden land ; Masks and their enigma ; The ethnological background ; Interview with Henri Bancaud ; Masked jokers ; Other representations ; Tentative theories; title: The anthropomorphic sculptures of the Karnali Basin. Places ; Cult objects ; Village objects, country objects ; Water objects ; Conclusion; title: Jokers and talismans. Photographic plates.