Inventing Masks: Agency and History in the Art of the Central Pende

Abstract

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Note on Orthography Pt. 1: The Process of Invention 1: Dancing the Masks: Introduction to the World of Pende Masquerading 2: Who Invents Masks Anyway? 3: Costuming for Change 4: Birth of an Atelier, Birth of a Style 5: Pende Theories of Physiognomy and Gender 6: Learning to Read Faces, Learning to Read Masks Coda Pt. 2: The History of Invention 7: A Precolonial Pende Art History? 8: Masks in the Colonial Period Conclusion: The Role of the Audience in Invention and Reinvention Appendix: Further Notes on Certain Mask Genres Notes Bibliography Index

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