Frans
M.
Olbrechts,
1899-1958,
In
Search
of
Art
in
Africa
Edited
by
Constantene
Petridis
Published
in
English
and
in
Dutch
by
the
Antwerp
Ethnographic
Museum,
Antwerp,
2001,
ISBN
77069-01-1
Format:
20
x
29.5
cm,
464
pp.,
137
color
ill.,
121
B/W
Hardcover:
37
Euros
Published
in
association
with
the
eponymous
exhibition
in
Antwerp,
this
book
sheds
new
light
on
the
pioneering
role
that
Olbrechts
played
in
the
study
of
African
art.
He
was,
among
other
things,
one
of
the
founders
of
Antwerp's
Ethnographic
Museum.
After
a
general
introduction,
the
first
part
of
this
book
examines
Olbrechts'
research
and
field
work
in
North
America.
A
second
part
looks
at
Africa,
the
University
of
Ghent,
and
the
Musée
Royal
de
l'Afrique
in
Tervuren,
of
which
he
was
the
director
from
1947
to
1958.
A
third
makes
an
in-depth
examination
of
some
of
Olbrechts'
theories,
a
fourth
is
devoted
to
the
Arts
du
Congo
exhibition
of
1937-38,
and
the
fifth
and
final
section
concerns
the
Côte
d'Ivoire
expedition
of
1938-39.
The
book
is
a
fascinating
and
valuable
reference
source
on
one
of
the
earliest
scientists
to
consider
and
champion
African
art
as
an
entirely
distinct
entity.
[back]
L'Empire
des
Masques
By
Rolande
Bonnain
Published
in
French
by
Stock
Edition,
collection
Un
ordre
d'idées,
Paris,
2001
Format:
13.5
x
21.5
cm,
426
pp.,
22
B/W
ill.,
ISBN
2-234-05405-2
Softcover:
21.30
Euros
The
"tribe"
that
collectors
of
tribal
art
themselves
comprise
is
the
subject
of
this
ethnographer's
book.
Not
without
humor,
but
nonetheless
with
realism,
the
author
describes
its
language,
its
rites,
its
customs
and
practices,
its
sacred
places,
its
dark
side
and
its
tales.
By
whom
were
these
objects
collected,
brought
back,
and
preserved
over
time,
and
how
did
they
become
a
new
category
of
aesthetics
and
learning?
L'Empire
des
Masques,
which
addresses
beginners
as
well
as
the
experienced,
offers
a
great
deal
of
insight
into
these
questions,
and
helps
unlock
the
secrets
of
the
tribal
art
world.
[back]
Belles
d'Afrique
By
Gilles
Puymarten
with
an
introduction
by
Philippe
Vercaemer
Published
in
French
by
Musée
Despiau-Wlérick,
Mont-de-Marsan,
2002
ISBN
2-914098-05-07
Format:
22
x
27
cm,
63
pp.,
49
full
color
pages
Softcover:
20
Euros
This
catalogue
accompanies
an
exhibition
at
the
Musée
Despiau-Wlérick
de
Mont-de-Marsan
in
France,
which
is
devoted
to
sculpture
of
the
female
form
from
Africa.
Gilles
Puymarten,
a
collector
from
Bordeaux,
was
the
organizer
of
this
fine
exhibit,
which
brings
together
sculptures,
masks,
and
ritual
objects
sharing
the
common
thread
of
femininity.
This
catalogue
will
allow
many
who
will
not
make
it
to
the
show
to
view
this
interesting
collection.
[back]
Plains
Indian
Rock
Art
By
James
D.
Keyser
and
Michael
A.
Klassen
Jointly
published
in
English
by
University
of
Washington
Press,
Seattle
and
London,
and
the
University
of
British
Columbia
Press,
Vancouver
and
Toronto,
2001,
ISBN
0-295-98094-X
Format:
10"
x
7",
346
pp.,
356
line
drawings,
50
B&W
photographs,
16
maps
Softcover:
$24.95
Rock
art-inscribed
or
painted
images
on
cave
walls
or
other
stone
surfaces-is
one
of
the
earliest
forms
of
figural
depiction
that
has
survived.
Archaeologists
may
study
bones,
stone
tools,
and
the
remains
of
other
material
culture
and
learn
a
great
deal,
but
the
images
found
in
rock
art
breathe
a
certain
life
into
their
findings.
It
is
here
and
here
alone
that
we
are
able
to
see
something
of
how
these
people
lived
and
worshiped,
and
how
they
perceived
the
world
around
them
and
their
place
in
it.
The
authors
of
this
fine
volume
have
both
had
a
lifelong
fascination
with
this
profound
art
form
and
have
collaborated
to
create
a
densely
illustrated
work
that
serves
as
a
general
survey
of
rock
art
in
the
Great
Plains.
They
discuss
its
history,
chronology,
distribution,
and
even
bring
it
forward
to
contrast
with
historical
traditions
such
as
ledger
drawing.
While
not
colorful,
this
book
is
an
engaging
and
stimulating
addition
to
any
library.
[back]
Ofo
Anam
By
Alexandre
Espenel
and
Rémi
Houdart
Published
in
a
bilingual
French/English
edition
by
Galerie
L'Accrosonge
(e-mail:
contact@accrosonge.com)
and
Rage
Editions,
Paris,
2001,
ISBN
2912760070
Format:
24
x
30
cm,
95
pp.,
47
pl.
and
50
ill.
B/W
Softcover:
28
Euros
Ofo
Anam,
Views
of
Igbo
Statuary
was
published
in
conjunction
with
the
exhibition
of
the
same
title
at
the
Galerie
l'Accrosonge
in
Paris.
The
authors
provide
a
complete
account
of
their
knowledge
of
the
Ofo
cult
among
the
Igbo.
The
limbless
statues
made
of
wood
and
metal
and
covered
with
a
thick
sacrificial
patina
that
are
associated
with
this
cult
straddle
the
line
between
the
figural
and
the
abstract.
They
were
the
property
of
men
and
were
used
in
a
number
of
rituals.
The
book
is
not
to
be
missed.
[back]
The
Last
Filipino
Head
Hunters
By
David
Howard
Published
in
English
by
Last
Gasp,
San
Francisco,
2001,
ISBN
0-86719-507
Format:
11"
x
8
1/2",
178
pp.,
515
photographs,
most
in
color
Softcover:
$24.95
This
heavily
illustrated
work
is
the
result
of
a
dozen
visits
by
the
author
to
the
peoples
of
the
Grand
Cordillera
of
northern
Luzon
in
the
Philippines.
A
talented
and
sensitive
photographer,
Howard
has
captured
the
face
of
a
rapidly
vanishing
culture
by
focusing
his
lens
primarily
on
the
elderly
members
of
the
villages
he
visited.
Their
densely
tattooed
bodies
and
deeply
lined
countenances
speak
eloquently
where
dry
paragraphs
of
history
and
ethnology
can
fail.
His
images
are
accompanied
by
a
general
survey
of
the
region
and
fascinating
accounts
of
the
individuals
he
met
and
their
own
expressions
of
their
personal
histories.
Images
of
objects
from
the
region
and
historical
photographs
by
Dean
Worcester
and
Eduardo
Masferre
complete
this
personal
odyssey.
[back]
Northern
Haida
Master
Carvers
By
Robin
K.
Wright
Jointly
published
in
English
by
the
University
of
Washington
Press,
Seattle
and
London,
and
Douglas
&
McIntyre,
Vancouver
and
Toronto,
2001,
ISBN
0-295-98084-2
Format:
416
pp.,
200
illustrations,
17
in
color,
2
maps
Hardcover:
$45.00
The
art
of
the
Haida
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
Alaska
ranks
among
the
most
sophisticated
and
spectacular
art
traditions
of
the
world.
While
it
has
long
been
recognized
as
central
to
the
development
of
the
highly
formalized
northern
Northwest
Coast
style
of
design,
it
has
often
been
viewed
by
Westerners
as
somewhat
static
and
anonymous.
This
heavy
volume
is
an
impressive
new
work
that
traces
the
making
of
monumental
Haida
totem
poles
from
the
earliest
days
of
Western
contact
to
the
present.
It
illuminates
the
variations
in
style
that
resulted
from
historical,
cultural,
and
individual
circumstances.
At
the
same
time,
it
analyzes
the
carvings
in
terms
of
specific
carvers,
from
the
earliest
named
Haida
pole
carver,
Sqiltcange,
through
the
notable
works
of
Albert
Edward
Edenshaw,
his
nephew
Charles,
and
down
to
the
latter's
great-grandson
Robert
Davidson
and
his
contemporaries.
The
text
is
accompanied
by
vintage
field
photos
and
images
of
objects.
The
methodology
of
this
comprehensive
study
should
be
of
interest
to
anyone
with
a
passion
for
native
arts.
[back]
Forms
and
Figures:
African
Art
in
the
Horstmann
Collection
Various
authors
Published
in
English
and
French
by
Skira
Editions,
Milan,
2002
ISBN
88-8491-040-4
Format:
25
x
30
cm,
256
pp.,
240
col.
ill.
Hardcover:
60.22
Euros
The
collection
which
Udo
Horstmann
assembled
over
a
thirty-year
period
is
exceptional
in
that
it
offers
a
captivating
view
of
the
many
artistic
treatments
that
African
artists
have
adopted
over
the
centuries.
There
are
nearly
120
sculptures,
masks,
and
objects
from
all
parts
of
sub-Saharan
Africa
in
the
collection,
including
many
from
the
south
and
east
African
countries,
which
are
rarely
so
authoritatively
represented.
The
objects
were
produced
over
a
time
span
of
several
thousand
years.
The
material
is
superbly
illustrated,
and
the
pieces
were
selected
not
so
much
as
a
function
of
their
being
representative
of
a
particular
ethnic
group
or
of
their
particular
significance,
but
simply
for
their
quality,
and
for
the
engaging
aspects
of
their
forms.
[back]
Emblems
of
Passage:
Art
of
Africa,
Oceania,
and
the
Americas
Edited
by
Gregory
Ghent
Published
in
English
by
Museum
of
Craft
&
Folk
Art,
San
Francisco,
2002
ISBN
1-877742-10-4
Format:
12"
x
9",
128
pp.,
fully
illustrated
in
color
Softcover:
$29.95
This
is
the
catalogue
for
the
exhibition
of
the
same
title
mounted
by
the
Craft
&
Folk
Art
Museum
in
San
Francisco
in
association
with
the
Friends
of
Ethnic
Art,
a
San
Francisco
non-profit
coalition
of
collectors,
scholars,
and
dealers.
Each
object
in
the
exhibition
is
presented
with
a
color
photograph.
The
accompanying
didactic
text
by
Gregory
Ghent,
Winfield
Coleman,
Scott
Rodolitz,
Scott
McCue,
and
Michel
Quenon
is
informative,
but
in
many
cases
it
is
the
personal
statements
by
the
owner
of
each
object
that
make
this
publication
particularly
interesting.
These
notes
provide
a
rare
glimpse
into
the
motives
and
pleasures
of
art
collecting.
[back]
Form,
Colour,
Inspiration.
Oceanic
Art
from
New
Britain
Edited
by
Ingrid
Heermann
Published
in
French
and
German
by
Arnoldsche,
Stuttgart,
2001
ISBN
3-89790-164-1
Format:
22.5
x
30
cm,
208
pp.,
126
col.
ill.,
75
B/W
Hardcover:
49.80
Euros
This
beautifully
illustrated
book
documents
the
superb
exhibition
of
New
Britain
art
that
the
Linden
Museum
in
Stuttgart
produced
in
2001.
The
surrealist
artists
at
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
led
by
André
Breton,
were
the
first
European
artists
to
appreciate
the
traditional
masks
and
sculptures
of
New
Britain
as
fine
art,
and
the
product
of
a
refined
esthetic.
Today,
New
Britain
seems
to
have
disappeared
completely
from
the
art
world
map.
Excellent
examples
of
pieces
from
the
eight
main
areas
of
New
Britain
(Tolai,
Sulka,
Baining,
Mengen,
Arawe,
Kilenge,
Nakanai,
and
Witu
Island)
are
here
brought
together
for
the
first
time.
Most
of
the
pieces
in
the
exhibition,
which
are
accompanied
by
photos
of
New
Britain
at
the
time,
were
collected
before
1910,
and
are
from
the
Linden
Museum's
own
reserves.
The
book
is
fascinating
and
thorough.
With
its
wonderful
and
abundant
illustrations
and
its
concise
and
scholarly
text,
it
is
destined
to
become
an
irreplaceable
reference
tool
for
the
appreciation
of
a
little-known
art.
[back]
Traditional
Weapons
of
the
Indonesian
Archipelago
By
Albert
G.
van
Zonneveld
Published
in
English
by
C.
Zwartenkot
Art
Books,
Leiden,
2001
ISBN
90-5450-004-2.
(For
information:
Fax:
31
(0)
71
52
89
128
-
E-mail:
enfo@ethnographicartbooks.com
-
Website:
www.ethnographicartbooks.com)
Format:
24
x
31
cm,
160
pp.,
647
color
and
B/W
ill,
Hardcover:
66
Euros
The
publication
of
this
book
was
noted
in
our
last
issue,
but
unfortunately
its
release
was
delayed.
It
is
now
available,
and
we
finally
have
an
in-depth
study
of
the
traditional
arms
of
the
Indonesian
archipelago.
It
represents
the
fruits
of
the
author's
intensive
research
over
a
twenty-year
period.
With
its
647
illustrations
of
objects
from
the
Leiden
Museum
of
Ethnology
in
The
Netherlands
as
well
as
from
private
collections,
this
is
a
serious
and
important
new
reference
work.
The
weapons
are
classified
not
only
by
their
names
but
also
by
their
morphological
features,
such
as
blade
shape.
This
method
of
cross
referencing
will
allow
one
to
identify
a
type
of
weapon
without
knowing
its
specific
terminology.
The
author
was
assisted
by
Nico
de
Jonge,
a
specialist
in
the
art
and
culture
of
the
Moluccas
and
Eastern
Indonesia
and
Curator
at
the
National
Museum
of
Ethnology
in
Leiden;
by
David
van
Duuren,
kris
expert
and
Curator
at
the
Royal
Tropical
Institute
in
Amsterdam;
and
by
David
Stuart
Fox,
librarian
at
the
National
Museum
in
Leiden.
[back]
Ibedji:
le
Culte
des
Jumeaux
en
Pays
Yoruba
By
Pierre
Amrouche
Published
in
French
by
Galerie
Flak,
Paris,
2001
ISBN
2-912646-10-3
Format:
22
x
25
cm,
89
pp.,
48
color
ill.,
16
duatone
Softcover:
38
Euros
This
catalog
accompanies
an
exhibition
at
the
Galerie
Flak
in
Paris,
devoted
to
the
sacred
ibedji
statuettes,
used
in
the
cult
of
twins.
According
to
Yoruba
tradition,
these
figurines
must
be
loved,
caressed,
cherished
and
fed
so
they
may
bring
prosperity
and
happiness
to
a
family.
These
engaging
sculptures
are
often
adorned
with
beadwork
or
cowrie
shell
decorations.
The
abundant
illustrations
in
this
book
reveal
the
wide
variety
of
faces,
expressions,
and
original
coiffures
that
ibedji
exhibit.
[back]
Art
of
the
Lega
By
Elisabeth
L.
Cameron
Published
in
English
by
the
UCLA
Fowler
Museum
of
Cultural
History,
Los
Angeles,
2001
ISBN
0-930741-88-9
Format:
12"
x
9",
238
pp.,
fully
illustrated
in
color
Softcover:
$40;
hardcover:
$60
A
book
that
is
every
bit
as
impressive
as
the
exhibition
it
represents,
this
fine
catalogue
is
a
fully
illustrated
document
of
the
remarkable
collection
of
Lega
art
recently
on
view
at
the
UCLA
Fowler
Museum.
The
objects,
all
drawn
from
the
collection
of
Jay
Last,
form
a
comprehensive
survey
of
Lega
art
from
masks
to
figures
to
elaborate
ritual
hats
to
objects
of
daily
use.
It
is
prefaced
by
a
lengthy
and
illuminating
discussion
by
Last
on
the
formation
of
his
collection
and
his
views
of
the
works.
The
body
of
the
text,
by
Elisabeth
Cameron,
is
unobtrusive
to
the
point
of
being
almost
lost
among
the
myriad
illustrations,
but
is
fascinating
and
informative.
It
addresses
everything
from
the
relationship
of
the
Lega
with
their
environment
to
an
in-depth
look
at
the
Bwami
society,
to
which
virtually
all
Lega
art
relates.
Cameron
goes
on
to
discuss
the
different
object
types
in
detail.
This
is
a
valuable
resource
for
anyone
interested
in
the
art
of
the
Congo.
[back]
Sculptures
des
trois
Volta
By
Gabriel
Massa
and
Jean-Claude
Lauret
Published
in
French
by
Sépia
Editions
and
the
Société
des
Amateurs
de
l'Art
Africain,
Paris,
2001
ISBN
2-84280-065-6
Format:
22.5
x
29.5
cm,
175
pp.,
153
color
ill.,
5
B/W,
maps
Softcover:
42
Euros
This
abundantly
illustrated
catalog
was
published
on
the
occasion
of
the
fourth
exhibition
organized
by
the
Société
des
Amateurs
de
l'Art
Africain
in
Paris.
It
is
devoted
to
the
art
of
the
Bobo,
Bwa,
Lobi,
and
Mossi
of
Burkina
Faso.
The
authors
endeavor
to
survey
the
many
styles
of
this
vast
region
and
discuss
the
various
cults
that
these
objects
support.
The
information
provided
for
each
piece
allows
it
to
be
placed
in
its
social
and
symbolic
context
and
provides
some
sense
of
the
significance
it
once
had.
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