STATUARY FROM THE PRE-BEMBE HUNTERS By Daniel BIEBUYCK 1981
STATUARY FROM THE PRE-BEMBE HUNTERS
By Daniel BIEBUYCK, 1981
Exhibition Catalogue, Tervuren, 1981. 164 pages and 145 b/w illustrations, 1 map. Softcover. Text in English.
AN IMPORTANT and EXCELLENT catalogue written by the expert in Central African Art, Daniel Biebuyck. The catalogue is focused on the art made by the pre-BEMBE people as the BOYO, BASIKASINGO, BASILUGEZI, etc. The Bembe are situated in Congo/Central Africa near the TANGANYIKA-LAKE. The Bembe and pre-Bembe are neighbours of the famous LEGA people. The influence of the Lega can be viewed in their art and religious and political institutions.
You will find a lot of pictures of figurative wooden statues, masks and royal scepters. With no doubt A MUST HAVE for African art collectors.