Art and Oracle
Download or Read eBook Art and Oracle PDF written by Alisa LaGamma and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2000 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Alisa LaGamma |
| Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Total Pages | : 82 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780870999338 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0870999338 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Art and Oracle by : Alisa LaGamma
Book excerpt: Twenty-eight African cultures are represented here by artifacts created to communicate with ancestors, spirits, and gods, about such issues as health, conception, and determination of guilt or innocence. Issued in conjunction with an April-July 2000 exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, this catalog contains extensive ethnographic, descriptive, and interpretive text in connection with each of 50 pictured pieces, as well as a 13-page essay about divination in Sub-Saharan Africa (by John Pemberton III) and an introductory essay by LaGamma. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
