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- Introduction to African Religions John S. Mbiti

“People draw and paint pictures or make carvings of their idea of spirits; or spirits are represented by masks at ceremonies and festivals.”. - Introduction to African Religions John S. Mbiti. *recreation of a diagram in Intro. To African Religions , John Mbiti. Pg.70. Dan and We Masks.

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- Introduction to African Religions John S. Mbiti

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  1. “People draw and paint pictures or make carvings of their idea of spirits; or spirits are represented by masks at ceremonies and festivals.” -Introduction to African Religions John S. Mbiti

  2. *recreation of a diagram in Intro. To African Religions, John Mbiti. Pg.70

  3. Dan and We Masks http://www.zyama.com/dan/pics..htm http://www.africanart.org/facingthemask/diversity_danwe.html http://www.tribesgallery.com/african/masks_rare.html

  4. Sande Society The Mende, Vai and Gola peoples of Sierra Leone and Liberia http://www.introspecinc.com/gallery/exhibit.htm http://www.dia.org/collections/aonwc/africanart/1990.268larger www.africanart.org/facingthemask/function_perform.html

  5. Animal MasksSpirits of the Bush The Ijo of Nigeria and The Guro of the Ivory Coast http://www.africanart.org/facingthemask/diversity_male.html http://www.zyama.com/ijo/pics..htm

  6. Baule Figures http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/umsdp/UMA/ • http://perso.wanadoo.fr/africart/pages/baou5.htm http://www.msu.edu/~kamuseum/exhibitions/online/africa/index8.htm http://www.eliteartofafrica.com/Sculpture/African%20Sculpture.htm http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/african-art/african-art-collection-statues.htm http://www.hamillgallery.com/BAULE/BauleBoUsuFigures/BauleBoUsu02.html

  7. Nail Fetishesminkondi http://www.africadirect.com/productsdesc.html?ID=12133 http://www.csicop.org/skeptiseum/Superstitions.html#Congo

  8. Bakota Guardians http://www.african-artgallery.de/produkte/figuren/p_bakota-f01-h.html http://www.debberna.it/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jdtr/struc/kota3.htm

  9. Bibliography • http://www.zyama.com/dan/pics..htm • Lawson, E. Thomas. Religions of Africa. Harper & Row. New York, NY:1985. • Mbiti, John S.. Introduction to African Religions. 2cnd ed.. Heinemann International. Portsmouth, NH:1975. • Tshiluila, Shaje A., Buganza, Mulinda Habi. ‘Kongo,’ Grove Art Online, (Oxford University Press, Accessed [28 01 2005]) • Willett, Frank. African Art: An Introduction. Praeger Publishing. New York, NY:1971. • Ravenhill, Phillip L.: ‘Baule,’ Grove Art Online, (Oxford University Press, Accessed [28 01 2005])

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