African masks : from the Barbier-Mueller collection, Geneva
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African masks : from the Barbier-Mueller collection, Geneva
Prestel, c1998
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Afrikanische Masken aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf
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"Translated from the German by John William Gabriel"--T.p. verso
"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 Foundation Bismarck, Paris (Fall 1998)"--T.p. verso
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African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance.
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