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Leonard Kahan, Donna Page, Pascal James Imperato, eds. Surfaces: Color, Substances, and Ritual Applications on African Sculpture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009. They based their analyses largely on ethnographic data gathered from the respective African cultures where the pieces originated, and consequently were able to reconstruct a valid history of the pieces. By pushing the boundaries beyond stereotypes through the incorporation of the voices of the people that owned and used these artifacts, the text has achieved another milestone in the study of African material and visual culture.

Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2009.

In the book the authors assert that the surfaces of African sculptures, like their forms, are imbued with important cultural meanings and that these surfaces require detailed study.

Leonard Ka han. Donna Page, and Pascal Imperato, eds. Bloomington Indiana University Press, 2009. 536 pp. 122 Color Photographs. The three case studies that follow - Imperato on Bamana sculpture, Bordogna on Yoruba ibeji, and Campbell on Yoruba orisa - narrow the focus as each of these authors investigates the particularities and nuances of the relationship among surface embellishments, aesthetic systems, local belief systems, and meaning in the making and use of objects among the Bamana and Yoruba, respectively.

Every piece of African woodcarving has an embellished surface, whether it is dyed, pigmented, refurbished, or encrusted with sacrificial matter. Surfaces is the first book to present a detailed study of what happens to African wood sculpture from its creation to its ritual use and "retirement. Cristen marked it as to-read Apr 15, 2013.

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Surfaces is the first book to present a detailed study of what happens to African wood sculpture from its creation to its ritual use and "retirement. The six essays by distinguished African art historians investigate cultural practices associated with surface decoration, the practitioners responsible for the applications, and the reasons for the use of specific materials. Luxurious color and black-and-white photographs embellish the text and illustrate the power and potency of African sculpture. A comprehensive listing of colorings and raw materials is also included.

Surfaces by Leonard Kahan, Donna Page, Pascal James Imperato, 2009, Indiana . Agents of transformation, Donna Page. African expressive cultures.

Agents of transformation, Donna Page. Surface symbols: the meanings of color, patina, encrustation, and design on Bamana sculpture, Pascal James Imperato. Ibeji surface analysis, Charles Bordogna. Coloring the orisa, Bolaji Campbell. Surface conditions of wood sculpture, Leonard Kahan. Compendium of substances, Donna Page. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leonard Kahan, Donna Page, and Pascal James Imperato, eds. Surfaces: Color, Substances, and Ritual Applications . Surfaces: Color, Substances, and Ritual Applications on African Sculpture Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009. 524 p. 122 color ills. Audiences of nineteenth- and twentieth-century African art can frequently be found pressing their noses up against museum-cabinet glass trying to find a better view of the object. This is because one of the most exciting aspects of African sculptural work is the complex surface detail. Even more aggravating for the viewer, the exhibition label often features a non-descript text noting that the work is made of wood and organic matter.

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Surfaces: Color, Substances and Ritual Applications on African Sculpture" is the current one, and it's impressive. These enhancements take various forms that the curators - Donna Page, an art historian, and Leonard Kahan, a former art dealer - illustrate by grouping objects under descriptive categories like "encrustation," "color," "patina" and "multiple materials.