A Host of Devils: The History and Context of the Making of Makonde Spirit Sculpture (Studies in Visual Culture)

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A Host of Devils provides an in-depth account of the background, origin and development of the spirit figure sculptures which emerged all over colonial times a few of the Makonde other people of Mozambique.
The creation of such works is shown to connect to a regional system of knowledge and practice, within which spirits serve as as a format for expression. The book describes the ways wherein the sculpture emerged, in addition to the writer’s enjoy of learning easy methods to carve.

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