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9780300035766
Radiance From the Waters
by Boone, Sylvia A.
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- Condition: Very Good
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- Comments: Hardcover. Yale Univ Pr, 1986. 281 pages. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Light general wear. The bottom edges of the rear flap and rear side of the dust jacket have been exposed to water and have a light stain. Art::Art History History::Africa Women's Topics::Women's Studies 6145L
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- ISBN-13: 9780300035766
- ISBN: 0300035764
- Publisher: Triliteral
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SUMMARY
The Sande Society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone is a secret female regulatory society that both guards and transmits the ideals of feminine beauty so fundamental to the aesthetic criteria in Mende culture. In this eloquent and moving book, Sylvia Ardyn Boone describes the Society, its rituals and organization, and the mask worn by its members. Her book is an evocative account of Mende life and philosophy as well as a unique contribution to the study of African art, one based on African conceptions about the person and the human body.Boone, Sylvia A. is the author of 'Radiance From the Waters' with ISBN 9780300035766 and ISBN 0300035764.
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