22 Jul 2009 @ 10:23 AM 
 

African Art Power

 

The power of African art

Culture hero: This figure from Angola is said to represent a character called Chibinda Ilunga. (Courtesy Photo)

SAN FRANCISCO — “Fetish” — an object embodying magical powers — is neither politically nor factually correct, says curator Constantine Petridis, but that’s what they were called in the West before.

Now, these looming, fantastical wooden sculptures in the de Young Museum’s “Art and Power in the Central African Savanna” are known as “power objects.” ...

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Tags Categories: United States Posted By: nordend
Last Edit: 22 Jul 2009 @ 10 39 AM

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