Masks, Fetishes and Other Obsessions: A Voyage into Traditional African Art
- Synopsis
- Lekha Sarkar explores the myths and stereotypes associated with traditional African masks and through them their associated cultures. She traces her journey to Togo and the Cameroon, to High priests, healers, and magicians, a voodoo temple and traditional ritualistic feasts. Sarkar also searches in Switzerland for the answers to her questions about traditional African art.
- Language
- German (Standard)
- Country
- Switzerland
- Year of release
- 2008
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- art - African; ethnology; masks; religious belief and practice; rituals
Credits
- Contributor
- Lekha Sarkar
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 NTSC
- Price
- £120 [University rate]
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 52 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Distributor
- Name
Artfilms Europe
- info@artfilms.com.au
- Web
- http://www.artfilms.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 208 265 1752
- Fax
- +44 207 117 5174
- Address
- PO Box 71507
London
SE10 1BY
United Kingdom - Notes
- Artfilms Europe is the European distributor of the collection of Contemporary Arts Media, Australia (previously known as Hush Video). The collection originally specialised in drama and the performing arts but has since widened its remit across the arts spectrum to include visual arts, design, architecture, new media and digital arts in its collection of over 5,000 titles. Separate subject catalogues, printed or online in pdf format, are available for theatre, dance, visual arts, film & cinema, new media, music, performance art and communication & culture. Sale on DVD or streamed on a pay-per-view or subscription basis from www.artfiflms-digital.com. From 2015, private users can subscribe via a digital site licence for £8 per month, allowing access to a selection of 300 - 400 films.
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