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Anne-Marie Benezech

Kuyu

Anne-Marie Benezech

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English
Five Continents Editions
01 November 2021
Carvings: artworks; Art Treatments & Subjects
Series: Visions of Africa
The Kuyu are an ethnic group who live in northern Congo-Brazzaville, on the banks of the River Congo, in a part of Equatorial Africa that has remained only marginally influenced by Moslem encroachment and Western colonialism. Kuyu art can be broadly broken down into three styles, the first two - of which there are the fewest examples - are strictly associated with the Kuyu ethnic group, while the third style, which has the largest sculptural component, includes both Kuyu and Mbochi pieces. Among these are a number of statuettes and especially wooden clubs topped with a human head (the most recent being polychrome), known as Kebe-Kebe, which were used in the dance by the same name. This ritual performance has remained faithful to its original function of giving physical expression to the Kuyu cosmogony.

AUTHOR: Anne-Marie Bénézech is an art historian and graduate of EHESS. She also has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the Sorbonne, Paris. She has spent several months in Congo-Brazzaville, but has been unable to return to continue her field research on account of the political upheavals in both Congos. She has held the position of Professor of African Art at the universities of Bordeaux and Pessac.

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A wide range of authentic objects belonging to Equatorial African culture .

Part of the Visions of Africa series

60 colour, 83 b/w illustrations
By:  
Imprint:   Five Continents Editions
Country of Publication:   Italy
Dimensions:   Height: 240mm,  Width: 165mm, 
Weight:   456g
ISBN:   9788874399154
ISBN 10:   8874399154
Series:   Visions of Africa
Pages:   152
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
6 Foreword 9 Different Stages of Kuyu Art 11 Who Are the Kuyu? 11 Introduction 12 History 27 Objects and Their Styles 64 Conclusion 65 Plates 103 Plate Entries 111 Annotated Bibliography 119 Acknowledgements 120 Biography 121 Captions 123 Photo Credits

Anne-Marie Bénézech is an art historian and graduate of EHESS. She also has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the Sorbonne, Paris. She has spent several months in Congo-Brazzaville, but has been unable to return to continue her field research on account of the political upheavals in both Congos. She has held the position of Professor of African Art at the universities of Bordeaux and Pessac.

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