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Overview"Who invents masks, and why? Such questions have rarely been asked, due to stereotypes of anonymous African artists locked into the reproduction of ""traditional"" models of representation. Rather than accept this view of African art as timeless and unchanging, Z. S. Strother spent nearly three years in Zaire studying Pende sculpture. Her research reveals the rich history and lively contemporary practice of Central Pende masquerade. She describes the intensive collaboration among sculptors and dancers that is crucial to inventing masks. Sculptors revealed that a central theme in their work is the representation of perceived differences between men and women. Far from being unchanging, Pende masquerades promote unceasing innovation within genres and invention of new genres. Inventing Masks demonstrates, through first hand accounts and lavish illustrations, how Central Pende masquerading is a contemporary art form fully responsive to twentieth-century experience. ""Its presentation, its exceptionally lively style, the perfection of its illustrations make this a stunning book, perfectly fitting for the study of a performing art and its content is indeed seminal. . . . A breakthrough.""—Jan Vansina, African Studies Review" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Z. S. StrotherPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.80cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 2.60cm Weight: 1.134kg ISBN: 9780226777320ISBN 10: 0226777324 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 28 March 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Note on Orthography Pt. 1: The Process of Invention 1: Dancing the Masks : Introduction to the World of Pende Masquerading 2: Who Invents Masks Anyway? 3: Costuming for Change 4: Birth of an Atelier, Birth of a Style 5: Pende Theories of Physiognomy and Gender 6: Learning to Read Faces, Learning to Read Masks Coda Pt. 2: The History of Invention 7: A Precolonial Pende Art History? 8: Masks in the Colonial Period Conclusion: The Role of the Audience in Invention and Reinvention Appendix: Further Notes on Certain Mask Genres Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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