Wood sculpture in Nepal jokers and talismans : collection of Max Itzikovitz texts by Bertrand Goy, Gisèle Krauskopff ; interview with Henri Bancaud ; translated from the French by Dominique Goy-Blanquet ; photographs of the collection, Hughes Dubois
165 pages illustrations (some color), color maps 29 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
Nepal
Népal
France
Date:
2009
Nepal
Notes:
Translation of: Sculptures de bois au Népal
Contents:
"Primitive" masks in Nepal. Nepal, the forbidden land ; Masks and their enigma ; The ethnological background ; Interview with Henri Bancaud ; Masked jokers ; Other representations ; Tentative theories -- The anthropomorphic sculptures of the Karnali Basin. Places ; Cult objects ; Village objects, country objects ; Water objects ; Conclusion -- Jokers and talismans. Photographic plates