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A bird dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade
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A bird dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade / Patrick R. McNaughton.
ISBN
9780253351487 (cloth : alk. paper)
0253351480 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253219848 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0253219841 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
Physical Description
xvii, 300 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2009
Series
African expressive cultures
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-287) and index.
Contents
Introduction: An explosion of art at Dogoduman
The performance
How to view a bird dance
Sidi Ballo at Dogoduman
A closer look at Sidi Ballo
Individuals intertwined
Sidi Ballo's aesthetic milieu
Form reconsidered in Mande light
A Mande aesthetic profile
An aesthetic of affect
Expanding the beholder's share
An atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's bird dance
Conclusion: Bird masquerading is alive and well.
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