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folk art

• Feb 07 2011
  Bamana Boli Figures by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, folk art, sculpture

  [caption id="attachment1381" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Bamana Boli"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1382" align="aligncenter" width="325" caption="Bamana Boli"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1383" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Bamana Boli"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1384" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bamana Boli"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1385" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bamana Boli"][/caption] I saw one of these at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. [Ed. Note: The University played a major role in the sparsity of posts in the last two years.] I think they are lovely. They're made from "organic materials," which includes dirt, blood, beer, millet, and anything else, really. These figures are assembled from diverse organic materials over a wooden core. They are thought to symbolize the universe and to harness ...
  
  
• Feb 05 2011
  Baga Protective Serpents by David Goligorsky
  Academia, Aesthetics, Art, folk art, Materials, sculpture, Security, wood

  [caption id="attachment1362" align="aligncenter" width="250" caption="Baga"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1363" align="aligncenter" width="250" caption="Baga"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1364" align="aligncenter" width="250" caption="Baga"][/caption] Baga Protective Serpents The serpent or snake from the Baga tribe of Guinea is used to ward off evil spirits at initiation ceremonies of young men, as well as to protect the village from evil spirits. Often these tall sculptures would be worn by dancers as a head or shoulder-supported figure. from africanart.com
  
  
• Feb 03 2011
  Egungun Headdress by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, folk art, history, wood

  [caption id="attachment1368" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Yoruba Egungun "][/caption] [caption id="attachment1369" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Yoruba Egungun "][/caption] Egungun Headdress The word Egungun refers to masking associated with honored male lineage ancestors. While each mask has a personal name, it does not usually refer to a specific ancestor. Rather, Egungun masks embody the "collective force of the ancestors. All of the Egungun in a community appear annually during a joyful festival that celebrates the distinguished dead. During the festival, the ancestors bless the living, promote physical and spiritual health, settle disputes, enforce tradition and morality, and cleanse the community of witchcraft. from African Shapes of the Sacred: Yoruba ...
  
  

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