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Author:
Meurant, Georges 1948-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1991
Notes:
Painted bark cloth designs of the Mbuti Pygmies are fascinating to the Western eye for their apparent artless, effortless, asymmetrical rhythm and beauty. A profusion of geometrical shapes--triangles, parallel lines, rectangles and dots--combined with other abstract forms create compositions which appear at once timeless and modern. Meurant, who a few years ago discovered Kuba textile designs, waxes eloquently on the Mbuti designs.
Topic:
Mbuti bark cloth  Search this
Mbuti design  Search this
Decoration and ornament, Mbuti  Search this
Aesthetics, Mbuti  Search this
Call number:
N2 .A793
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_552022