Babembe Sculpture

by Alain Lecomte, Raoul Lehuard, Daniel Klein

Book Overview

Richly illustrated, this monograph is the first devoted to the work of the Babembe people, who live on the banks of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their anthropomorphic statues, carved from wood, are characterized by incisions representing tattoos, scarifications, or skin decorations that the Babembe use during initiation ceremonies. These striking works, many of which have never been published before, are adorned with fabric,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8874395442
• ISBN13: 9788874395446
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 3.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.6" x 11.4"