The Fulani matrix of beauty and art in the Djolof Region of Senegal /
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| Author / Creator: | Shaw, Thomas McDonald, 1944- |
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| Imprint: | Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c1994. |
| Description: | iii, 126 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | African studies ; v. 34 African studies (Lewiston, N.Y.) v. 34. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1630191 |
Table of Contents:
- The People, Their Land and Language. Terminology. The Djolof Region. The Djolof Fulani. Fulani Castes. Color Classification and Cattle. The Language of Beauty
- Beauty and Art. Beauty and Body Ornamentation: the Fulani Woman. Beauty and Body Ornamentation: the Fulani Man. Comportment. The Home. Drinking of Tea. The Feast of Korite
- Sculpture: The Milk Bowl. Function and Size. Decoration and Style. The Age of the Bowls. Changes in Materials. The Designs. Women and the Artistic Process. Place of the Milk Bowls in the Fulani Art Matrix.