The artfulness of death in Africa /

If weddings are the most lavish events in most parts of the world, in Sub-Saharan Africa, by contrast, it is funerals. Funeral celebrations can be flamboyant occasions, particularly those honouring prominent people. Artworks of many kinds are created to commemorate the dead, from mortuary sculptures...

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Main Author:	Mack, John, 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Reaktion Books, 2019.
Subjects:	Funeral rites and ceremonies > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Sepulchral monuments > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Funeral decorations > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Death > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Death in art. Art > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Art, African > Themes, motives. Death. Funeral decorations. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Sepulchral monuments. Sub-Saharan Africa.