Radiance from the Waters: Ideals of Feminine Beauty in Mende Art
by Sylvia Ardyn Boone
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"The Sande Society of the Mende is a widespread secret female regulatory society that both guards and transmits the ideals of feminine beauty that comprise the fundamental aesthetic criterion in Mende culture.... Sylvia Ardyn Boone describes the society, its organization, some of its rituals, and finally the mask worn by its members-- an archetypal African sculpture called the Sande Sowo head. Her observations are not only an evocative account of Mende life and philosophy but are also a show more unique approach to the study of African art, an approach based on African conceptions about the human body and the person. Boone's engaging text is accompanied by extraordinary photographs of Mende women by Rebecca Busselle"--Publisher's description. show lessTags
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