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Masks of Black Africa by Ladislas Segy ISBN: 048623181X Dover Publications Price: $16.95 click here to see this book In this stunning collection, 247 photographs of masks, identified by tribe, place, and ritual use, are featured. Dogon, Senufo, many more. Table of Contents for Masks of Black Africa MAP OF TRIBES INTRODUCTION General Considerations The University of Masks The Distribution of Masks Europe Asia North America Mesoamerica and South America Africa Australia PART ONE The African Point of View 1 "MYTH, RITUAL AND DANCE" The Significance of Myth Masks as Implements in Rituals Drama in Masked Dance The Dancer The Audience The Play 2 IDEOLOGY Sensory Perception The African's World View Levels of Consciousness Fused Oneness Mystical Participation Group Identity "The Concept of Soul, a Vital Energy" Animism Index of Culture The Effect of Religiosity on Art 3 THE USES OF AFRICAN MASKS Rituals of Cosmogony and Myth Cosmogonic Myths Moon Rituals Mythological Heroes Mythological Animals Fertility Rituals Rituals for Increase Agricultural Festivities Funerals Funerary Rituals Ancestor Cults Interconnection Between Various Fertility Rituals Initiation Ceremonies and the Role of the Secret Societies Initiation and the Adolescent Adult Secret Societies Other Functions Law Enforcement and Judging Disputes "Healing, Divination, Exorcism, Fighting Sorcerers" Protective Amulets Casting Spells Social Control and Sanitation Presenting Petitions Averting Disaster; Welcoming Chiefs and Visitors Social Well-Being and Mutual Aid Fire Warning Hunting PART TWO The Western Point of View 4 THE CLASSIFICATION OF AFRICAN MASKS Form and Shape Face Coverings Helmut Masks Headdresses Masks with Prominent Breasts Small Masks as Amulets Masks as Insignia of Grade Crowns Made of Beadwork Other Forms Size of the Masks Materials Wood Ivory Other Materials Combination of Materials The Carver Tools 5 FACIAL CHARACTERI Human Masks Masks with Naturalistic Features Masks with Idealized Features Masks with Frightening Expressions Abstract Carvings The Mask as Structure Semi-Abstract Masks Highly Abstract Masks Animal Masks and Heads Masks with Animal Features Combination of Human and Animal Features Masks with Superstructures Masks Surmounted by Human Beings Masks with Animals as Superstructures Masks with Other Types of Superstructures 6 TRIBAL STYLES: A CONSECUTIVE GUIDE TO THE PLATES BY COUNTRY AND TRIBE 7 PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS The Syncretic Thought Process and Wish Projection Syncretic Thought Process Wish Projection The Masked Man Without a Mask THE PLATES SUPPLEMENT: THE MASK IS STILL DANCING BIBLIOGRAPHY CREDITS: COLLECTORS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

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