Dunga Manzi/Stirring Waters: The Art and Culture of the Tsonga and Shangaan

ISBN-13: 9781868144495 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 232 str.

Nessa Leibhammer

Opis

Tsonga and Shangaan headrests, staffs, figures, puppets, medicine gourds, healers' attire and snuff containers are some of the finest heritage objects South Africa has to offer. They are the material record of a complex and dynamic period. Originating largely in Mozambique, and consolidating themselves in response to the mining industry and to the homeland policy of the apartheid government, Tsonga and Shangaan people mobilized in difficult political, economic and social circumstances to form a distinct identity and artistic style. This full-color book showcases some of South Africa's most treasured heritage, aiming to make readers aware of the high degree of artistic skill that exists in South Africa today--as it did in the past. Nessa Leibhammer is the curator of traditional southern African art at the Johannesburg Art Gallery (South Africa).