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Botswana's Ethnic Structure: An Abortive Research Proposal Wim van Binsbergen on ethnicity, identity and politics in africa. Turner,T., 1979, Anthropology and the politics of indigenous peoples struggles, http://ethnicity.bravepages.com/ethnicity/botswana.htm
Extractions: ALAN Review Afterimage American Drama American Music Teacher ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Identify matters - people retain identity in the face of the majority culture's attempts at total assimilation - Editorial American Visions April-May, 1997 by Gary Puckrein Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. From the most fundamental level of matter to human societies and individual experience, stress is a force that shapes and alters form and identity. It is particularly important that minorities bear this truth in mind. No individual and no people can escape being molded by the larger culture, which is often indifferent to, if not hostile toward, its minority voices (which also, denials to the contrary, shape it). Assimilation is neither a strategy nor an option; it is an inevitability. At issue is only the degree to which the original entity can define for itself the terms of the identity that is incorporated. I raise this subject not to address a contemporary dispute in the community, but rather to reassertyet againAmerican Visions' relevance in the face of perennial questions as to why we fail to address contentious issues.
African Art: Information From Answers.com African art, art created by the peoples south of the Sahara. The art of theBaga of NW Guinea includes snake carvings, drums supported by small http://www.answers.com/topic/african-art
Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Encyclopedia Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping African art Encyclopedia Source African art, art created by the peoples south of the Sahara. The predominant art forms are masks and figures, which were generally used in religious ceremonies. The decorative arts, especially in textiles and in the ornamentation of everyday tools, were a vital art in nearly all African cultures. The lack of archaeological excavations restricts knowledge of the antiquity of African art. As the value of these works was inseparable from their ritual use, no effort was made to preserve them as aesthetic accomplishments. Wood was one of the most frequently used materialsâoften embellished by clay, shells, beads, ivory, metal, feathers, and shredded raffia. The discussion in this article is limited to the works of the peoples of W and central Africaâthe regions richest (because of the people's sedentary lifestyles) in indigenous art. Western Sudan and Guinea Coast In this region the style of woodcarving is abstract. Distortion is often used to emphasize features of spiritual significance. The figures of the Dogon tribe of central Mali stress the cylindrical shape of the torso. Some wooden carvings were made by an earlier people, the Tellem. Sculptures such as masks carved of soft wood are homes for the spirits and are discarded once they have been used in rituals. The Dogon have three distinctive styles of sculpture: masks incorporating recessed rectangles, ancestor sculptures carved in abstract geometric style used as architectural supports, and freestanding figures made in a cylindrical style. High-ranking Dogon families often had carved doors on their granaries.
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The Blacksmith's Art From Africa Many traditional people living in africa consider red iron oxide, Indigenousterminology used during the event related the process to bodily functions http://www.africans-art.com/index.php3?action=page&id_art=363
Extractions: Echoing Images Couples in African Sculpture The Metropolitan Museum of Art February 10 to September 5, 2004 Commemorative Couple, Vezo peoples, Madagascar, 19th-20th Century, wood, male figure is 22 7/8 inches high, the female figure is 17 11/16 inches high, private collection By Carter B. Horsley In contrast with the stupendous and gargantuan exhibition on Byzantium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the spring of 2004, this intimate show of "Echoing Images, Couples in African Sculpture" at the same institution demonstrates the maxim that small can often be better. A themed rather than chronological show, it is not encyclopedic but the few objects on display are mostly of extremely high and memorable quality. The finest "couple" in the exhibition is unquestionably a 19th-20th Century commemorative couple, Vezo peoples, from Madagascar. The male wood figure is 22 7/8 inches high and the female figure is 17 11/16 inches high and both come from a private collection. Somewhat eroded, these figures are remarkably graceful and have quite lyrical and almost Oriental poses. These world-class figures are exquisite. Commemorative couple, Sakalava peoples, Madagascar, 19th-20th Century, wood, male figure is 70 7/8 inches high, female figure is 61 7/16 inches high, private collection
Conakry Report Guinea, as all of SubSaharan africa, is primarily rural. Conakry, the capital,is the most populous city with 930000 people in the city proper, http://africamissions.org/africa/conakry.htm
Extractions: and need for church growth. 1. Get a general understanding of the social make up of the city. 2. Interview all mission agencies and denominations to understand what they have done and how they view the Christian movement in Conakry and Guinea as a whole. 3. Test for receptivity. 4. Collect contact information. 5. Understand the present and historical church growth situation. 6. Ascertain logistical and living condition variables. 7. Make recommendation. 8. Get an overview of Guinea. Guinea is one of the most unreached countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The high percentage of Muslims and the persecution by a former regime made it a difficult field for church growth from 1960s through the 1980s. "Guinea understandably still has some of the worst church/mission statistics in West Africa" (Vanderaa, 1991). Guinea has not been a priority country for most missions, but a reevaluation is in order. There was a time in when the current President, Conte, wanted Guinea to be Muslim country. He is now very cooperative with Christians. His second wife is a Christian. As much as one hundred and twenty inches of rain can fall in Conakry in one season. It rained every day we were in the country. It was humid. The Monsoon season does not wash away top soil or other valuable substances from the land. Conakry is built on a field of iron ore.
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Couples-in-African-sculptures Echoing Images Couples in African Sculpture remains at the Metropolitan Museum Female couples embrace on headrests made by the Luba peoples in Congo, http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/couples-in-african-sculpture.htm
JAIC 1992, Volume 31, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 03 To 16) Many people in Western cultures view African objects as culturally foreign and The art of the baga A preliminary inquiry. African Arts19(2)6467. http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/articles/jaic31-01-002.html
Extractions: JAIC 1992, Volume 31, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 03 to 16) Some specific examples in African art where nontangible attributes might have an effect on treatment decisions can be seen in the following: Should we look inside a Yoruba beaded crown (fig. 1), considered to be the premier piece of divine regalia, to mend the textile lining (fig. 2), or lend slides of its interior to the education department, when in cultural context it is forbidden for anyone, including the king, to view the interior? Should we secure loose and detached fragments of sacrificial patination on a Bamana Komo headdress (fig. 3), when the amount and thickness of this incrustation (fig. 4) are directly related to the degree and effectiveness of its cultural power? How do we justify the public exhibition of an Igala shrine figure (fig. 9), which would have been restricted from public view and seen only by people of a specific age, sex, or initiate? Fig. 1. Crown, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Glass beads, basketry, textile, vegetable fiber, metal, H 30 ¾ in (78. 1cm). NMAfA 24-1989-01 (private lender). Photograph by Jeffrey Ploskonka
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Extractions: (Nairobi, May 2002) Name of authors : Jeremias G. Mowo, Stephen T. Mwihomeke, Justin B. Mzoo and Teonas H. Msangi Strategic Pillar: WATER, environment and development Thematic Issue: Sustainable natural resources management in the mountain areas with special emphasis on watershed management, agro-forestry and biodiversity in mountain areas Author's affiliation: Jeremias G. Mowo (PhD) is a Senior Researcher (Soil Fertility and Management) with the Directorate of Research and Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Currently he is the Site Co-ordinator of The Lushoto Benchmark Site of the African Highland Initiative (AHI). Stephen T. Mwihomeke (MSc.) is a Principal Forest Researcher (Agro-forestry) with the Tanzania Forest Research Institute based at the Silviculture Research Centre, Lushoto (West Usambaras) and currently the head of The Community and Farm Forest Section at the centre. Justin B. Mzoo (MSc.) is an irrigation Agronomist with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and currently the project manager of TIP -Lushoto (Traditional Irrigation Project) Lushoto
Glossary Sinboa indigenous instrument made out of a calabash(gourd) Dragueru -anancient tree of an African origin symbolizing cultural resistance http://www.capeverdeancreoleinstitute.org/glossary.htm
Extractions: GLOSSARY (According to ALUPEC) A Afrikanu -African Aian Yes Aiué - of African origin, a cry in singing Anil -indigo used to dye or tint cloth or panos produced by slaves and exportet to Lisboa, Seville and Cadis at the end of 16 th century Argudon -cotton(slaves were main forces during cotton plantation) Argulinha -(Brava/Fogo) part of a festival involving the catching of rings by men on horseback Artizãu -white artisan often deported in charge of teaching smater slaves basic skills and the Portuguese language Azagua - the rainy season and harvest Azidja - the islands of Cape Verde B Baboza -plant whose bitter secretion is applied to the breast when weaning a child. Aloe Badiu -inhabitant of the island of SanTiago. Originally wanderers and runaways who did not have any right to own property and land in both islands of SanTiago and Fogo Badjuda -a creole girl Bafatada slap Baga-baga -termites Balai di tente -basket used to separate bran of the corn Balai -big basket Balanbuta -large butterfly Balea -whaling Banbaran -monstrous, ferocious
Invisible Mask African masks are made to be the physical manifestations of invisible powers . This mask is designed to emphasize the baga ideals of female beauty with http://www.ceeba.at/arts/arts_masques_africains.htm
Extractions: INVISIBLE MASK by OLUMIDÉ, A. SOWUNMI Masks are a universal art form. Various cultures around the world, from the Japanese to the Eskimos, have indigenous masks. In different societies masks take on diverse functions ranging from the sacred and spiritual to the mundane and comical. In my thesis the focus is on masks of West African origin, and further exploration of the masking tradition in African culture. The objective is to view the masquerade from a postmodern perspective, and incorporate modern computer technology in preserving this ancient art form. This approach is not entirely new. The Dadaists, in the early 1900s, had explored this field in their happenings at the Cabaret Voltaire. Apparently they were better informed about Japanese masks since there was very little awareness of "African art" in Europe at the time. Non-Western art, and in particular "African art" had such profound effects on Modernism, through artists like Paul Gauguin and Pablo Picasso, it is therefore quite logical to expect a similar influence on Postmodernism. An example is Joseph Beuys' performance, How to explain Pictures to a Dead Hare, where the artist had his face painted with a gold foil mask. This line of thought makes it possible to see the traditional masquerade as a precursor to Postmodern performance art. The computer as a medium of artistic expression The visual component of the project involves the use of the computer as a medium of artistic expression, through three dimensional modeling and animation. This is achieved using Alias/Wavefront Maya to model and animate the characters. The theme of the animation is ritual performance, and the objective is to change the present popular perception of African masks by regarding them as an essential part of performance rituals.
Participants Her publications include People of the Sea Identity and Descent among the Vezo He is currently supervising research on indigenous cultural property and http://www.ics.ul.pt/agenda/learningreligion/particip.htm
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TurkicWorld to the development of the name of God among the UralAltaic, Turkic, Nenetspeoples. The Bog of Russian, baga of Avestan, Buh of Bohemian, etc., http://sophistikatedkids.com/turkic/50Religion/TengriKhudayDeosGodEn.htm
