Bamana
By: Jean-Paul Colleyn
Series: Visions of Africa; Visions d'Afrique
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions; Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Milan; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9788874393480
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-137).
Table of contents: title: Divine figures and the works of man in Mali --; title: The Bamana --; title: An "ironic" case: the Minianka --; title: The sculptor's status --; title: The art --; title: The tonw --; title: The jow --; title: The ntomo --; title: The korè (kworè, koro or kworo) --; title: The jo --; title: The komo (or kòma) --; title: The kònò, a deceptively primary art form: the fetish question --; title: The tyiwara.