African sculptural forms unlike their Western counterparts accentuated
the essentials and eliminated the unnecessary, that is what gives them
their uniqueness though they still portray universality in their
simplicity and excellence. It is important to note that in Africa,
masks and sculptures are means to an end not an end in themselves. The
importance of a sculpture to an African therefore lies outside the realm
of esthetics, rather it has to do with the reconciliation of his life
with his environment, that is with the problems of birth,survival, well
being, longevity, death and reincarnation. It is only in terms of these
social and religious contexts that the motives for making them and
meaning of the sculptures may be found.
More to come.
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