A pioneering study of the sculptural traditions of the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. Horton provides detailed ethnographic and aesthetic analysis of Kalabari wood carvings, examining ancestral screens (duein fubara), masquerade figures, and other ritual objects within their cultural and religious contexts. This work explores the relationship between Kalabari sculpture and the people's complex water spirit beliefs, trading house traditions, and social organization. Horton's fieldwork-based scholarship offers crucial insights into a lesser-known but sophisticated Nigerian sculptural tradition. Essential for collectors of Nigerian art, scholars of Niger Delta cultures, and anyone interested in the intersection of art, religion, and social structure in African societies.
Softcover
49 pages
Please note: All titles are vintage or out-of-print editions. While condition may differ from images shown, each book is in good condition unless stated otherwise.
A pioneering study of the sculptural traditions of the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. Horton provides detailed ethnographic and aesthetic analysis of Kalabari wood carvings, examining ancestral screens (duein fubara), masquerade figures, and other ritual objects within their cultural and religious contexts. This work explores the relationship between Kalabari sculpture and the people's complex water spirit beliefs, trading house traditions, and social organization. Horton's fieldwork-based scholarship offers crucial insights into a lesser-known but sophisticated Nigerian sculptural tradition. Essential for collectors of Nigerian art, scholars of Niger Delta cultures, and anyone interested in the intersection of art, religion, and social structure in African societies.
Softcover
49 pages
Please note: All titles are vintage or out-of-print editions. While condition may differ from images shown, each book is in good condition unless stated otherwise.