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Makishi Lya Zambia   Marc Leo Felix       Manuel Jordán         Makishi Lya Zambia - Marc Leo Felix - Manuel Jordán               Detailed Maps by Charles Meur - Luchazi Mupala Mask with Costume   Makishi Lya Zambia is the work of specialists Manuel Jordán and Marc Felix, who together - focused on the masked characters of western and north-western Zambia, eastern Angola, as well as southwest Congo - DRC - Zaire. The masks are those found in and around the larger Chokwe speaking complex of young boy initiation camps known as mukanda. Meanings and functions - similarities and differences - are discussed in detail, in this well researched account, written in both English and German. The "Contents" goes far detailing the importance of this work.       Pwevo Mask - Chisaluke Mask - Masterworks   CONTENTS - MARC LEO FELIX  9 Foreword     Vorwort 11 Introduction      Einleitung 13 The Geographical and Environmental Context      Geographie und Umwelt 17 The Prehistory of the Area      Die Prahistorie des Gebiets 22 The Protohistory of the Area      Die Urgeschichte des Gebiets 26 The History of the Southern Savannas      Die Geschichte der Sudlichen Savannen 36 The Linguistic Context      Der Sprachliche Kontext 40 Masking in the Upper Zambezi Basin      Der Maskengebrauch im Oberen Sambesibecken 53 Ethnicity and Masking in the Core Area      Types of mask used by the Lunda, Ndembu, Chokwe, Lwena, Luvale, Luchazi, Mbunda,      Lwimbi, Mbwela and Ngangela      Volker und Masken im Kerngebiet      Maskentypen der Lunda, Ndembu, Chokwe, Lwena, Luvale, Luchazi, Mbunda, Lwimbi,       Mbwela und Ngangela.         Fantastic Drawings by Charles Meur are scattered throughout.     CONTENTS - MANUEL JORDÁN    85 Mukanda and Makishi       Male initiation and the context for masks in Zambia         Mukanda und Makishi       Die männliche Initiation und ihr Maskenumfeld in Sambia 127 Plates        Bildteil 129 Pwevo, Pwo or/oder Mubanda   159 Mwana Pwevo and/und Nalindele 175 Masks Depicting Female Chiefs        Masken-Darstellungen weiblicher Hauptlinge 183 Kashinakaji 195 Katoyo or / oder Chindele 223 Sachihongo 243 Lwimbi Male Masks        Männliche Masken der Lwimbi        Animal Masks - Tiermasken 251 Hundu - Baboon Masks / Pavianmasken 265 Ngulu - Pig Masks / Schweinemasken 273 Mbambi - Antelope Mask / Antilopenmaske 277 Chisaluke 291 Mupala 297 Chikunza or / oder Chikuza 303 Ngaji         One hundred eighty three striking photographs document the masks and their wearers of the vast region.     CONTENTS - MARC LEO FELIX 307 Maskmaking Neighbors: The First Crcle        Maskenproduzierende Nachbarn: Der erste Kreis 318 Maskmaking Neighbors: The Second Circle        Maskenproduzierende Nachbarn: Der zweite Kreis 327 Maskmaking Neighbors: The Third Circle        Maskenproduziernde Nachbarn: Der dritte Kreis 336 Hypotheses - Hypothesen 367 Bibliography - Bibliographie     Price: $250.00 plus postage. Follow this link to view other Southern African tribal art books on offer.    *