, Smithsonian Books, 1996 Linnen binding under dustjacket, 102 pages, 26 x 18.5 cm. Richly illustrated. English text. *Fine condition. ISBN 9781560986508.
The Baule people of the Cote d'Ivoire believe that each person has a mate of the opposite sex in the blolo or otherworld, an ideal place from which newborns arrive and to which the dead return. In Dreams and Reverie, Philip Ravenhill examines the fascinating figurative art created by the Baule to represent their otherworld mates, discussing as well the psychological and existential meanings behind the images. The existence of the otherworld person is usually first encountered by young adults who face a specific problem, such as infertility or the failure to marry. A figure is carved to represent the otherworld partner and to receive offerings on his or her behalf. Ravenhill analyzes Baule figurative art within the context of three culturally defined processes - the creation and consecration of the figures; the interaction between the owner, the figure, and the spirit represented; and the ongoing male-female dialogue in which the art finds a place. He argues that the art is best appreciated not at a cultural level but through the specificity and power of individual objects within their original context.
WONDJI Christophe, GBAGBO Laurent, OUATTARA Tiona Ferdinand, TIREFORT Alain, RAVENHILL Philip
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Abidjan: Université d'Abidjan, Institut d'histoire, d'art et d'archéologie africains, 1981 in-8, 87 pages, cartes, diagrammes. Broché, très bon état. Sommaire: WONDJI Christophe, L'organisation économique et politique de la société traditionnelle et les problèmes du développement dans l'Afrique contemporaine. - GBAGBO Laurent, Notes sur la mise en place des structures coloniales d'exploitation économique de la Côte d'Ivoire (1899-1908). - OUATTARA Tiona Ferdinand, Les missionnaires catholiques en pays Sénoufo de Côte d'Ivoire (1904-1963). - TIREFORT Alain, le "Baudet Libanais" ou le mal-aimé, approche de la communauté libano-syrienne en basse Côte d'Ivoire pendant l'entre-deux-guerres. - RAVENHILL Philip, Sur l'appréciation de l'objet africain.
Godo godo. Revue de l'Institut d'histoire, d'art et d'archéologie africains. Bulletin de l'I.H.A.A.A. N°7. 1981 (Abidjan: Université d'Abidjan, Institut d'histoire, d'art et d'archéologie africains, 1981) [M.C.: revue, Afrique noire, Côte d'Ivoire, histoire, art africain]