Kilengi: Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Bareiss
Hannover: Lenbachhaus München, 1997. Hardcover. Crimson cloth, black & color illus. dust jacket, 424 pp., many color illus. VG (DJ has average edge wear; page edges are tanning lightly; text and illus. are clean.). Item #153157
Text is in German. Issued in conjunction with a 1998 exhibition of African art from the collection of Walter and Molly Bareiss. "Kilengi" means "joy arising through beauty." The text explores the function of African art (religion, power, prestige, etc.) as well as 10 specific areas where these pieces originated. Includes many illustrations of artwork and of the places where they came from.
Price: $45.00
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