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Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia by Manuel Jordan (Paperback, 2007)

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In Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia, Manuel Jordan reveals the beauty and complexity of the remarkable masquerade traditions of the Chokwe, Mbunda, Lunda, Lwena/Luvale, and Luchazi peoples who live in the Three Corners region of northwestern Zambia, northeastern Angola, and southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The distinct yet overlapping mask types and styles used by these groups reflect their continual interaction and demonstrate the constant reformulation of visual and performance genres. Relations among peoples of the Three Corners are further complicated by recent refugee flows, and the masquerades that Jordan considers and vividly illustrates in his field photographs reflect histories of compromise and creative tension, as well as contemporary struggles for survival. While exquisite masks drawn from the Fowler Museum's collections demonstrate long use, Jordan shows how new characters can be created within earlier categories, so that basic dramatic plots are preserved while reference is made to new technologies, foreign encounters, and the dynamics of social interaction in a rapidly changing world. In many ways, as the author astutely argues, the masks are a performative mechanism used to explain, cope with, and, often enough, celebrate life's most difficult transitions and transformations. Makishi vibrantly documents the ability of theater to perpetuate tradition while providing an adaptive leading edge.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Fowler Museum of Cultural Hi-Story,U.S.
ISBN-13
9780974872971
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87168972

Product Key Features

Subject Area
Regional History
Author
Manuel Jordan
Publication Name
Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology
Publication Year
2007
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
84 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
254mm
Item Width
203mm
Item Weight
372g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Manuel Jordan
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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