Legends, Sorcerers, and Enchanted Lizards
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Word Count
23,250 words, Guess
Page Count
93 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-100841914141
- ISBN-139780841914148
- Goodreads1007669
- Library of Congress Control Number2001024169
- Better World Books9780841914148
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL11528951M
Classifications
- LCCDT551.45.B35 I46 2001
- LCCDT551.45.B35I46 2001
Description
"The Bamana People are known for their rich, artistic traditions, including the creation of masks, statues, headdresses, and ritual and utilitarian objects: their door locks are among the most remarkable of all African art. Sculpted of wood in a wide variety of forms, they depict mythological and historical figures - crocodiles, lizards, tortoises, owls, bats, butterflies, deities, and humans.". "Known as konbarabara, these locks were once presented to young women at the time of their marriage and affixed to the doors of their new homes. And so accompanying the lock's artistic and spiritual significance in Bamana society came a cherished symbol of marriage and a family's personal history.". "This in-depth study of these beautiful sculptures and the ingenuity of their locking systems contains three parts: the first provides an overview of the Bamana people and their philosophical and spiritual beliefs; the second presents a comprehensive discussion of the Bamana doors and locks; the third, the Catalogue, contains photographs of sixty-seven locks and four doors with locks, each with detailed and engaging descriptions."--BOOK JACKET.
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