Beads Body and Soul: Art and Light in the Yoruba Universe

by John Mason and Henry John Drewal

Book Overview

The sights and sounds of the Yoruba cosmos are made manifest through the pervasive use of beads. This spectacular book represents a collaboration between art historian Henry John Drewal and Yoruba priest John Mason. From the forests of Africa a thousand years ago to the bustling cities of New York, Havana, and Salvador, today, Yoruba religion has used beads to convey the artistic spirit and deep connection to the other world that its practitioners...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930741633
• ISBN13: 9780930741631
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.2" x 12.0"