| Description |
35, 287 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 32 cm. |
| Note |
Translated from the German by John William Gabriel. |
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"This book was first published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Haus der Kunst, Munich (February 14-April 27, 1997), Kunsthalle Bielefeld (May 15-August 3, 1997), Banque Générale du Luxembourg (September 1-October 30, 1997), Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgium (May 29-September 13, 1998), and the Fondation Bismarck, Paris (Fall 1998)"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-285) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements / by Jean Paul Barbier -- Preface / by Christoph Vitali -- Map of ethnic groups --"I am not myself" / by Maria Kecskési and Lázló [sic] Vajda -- Plates / with notes by Iris Hahner-Herzog -- Catalogue: 248 masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection -- Bibliography -- Index of ethnic groups. |
| Subject |
Collection Barbier-Müller -- Exhibitions.
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Masks, African -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Exhibitions.
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Wood sculpture, African -- Exhibitions.
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Masks -- Switzerland -- Geneva -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Kecskési, Maria.
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Vajda, László, 1923-
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Gabriel, John William.
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Collection Barbier-Müller.
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Haus der Kunst München.
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| Added Title |
Afrikanische Masken aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf. English
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| ISBN |
3791318063 |
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3791327097 (pbk.) : $30.00 |
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