Tracing memory : a glossary of graphic signs and symbols in African art and culture

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  • Clémentine M. Faïk-Nzuji.
  • Faïk-Nzuji Madiya, C., 1944-
  • Hull, Québec : Canadian Museum of Civilization ; Louvain, Belgium : International Centre for African Language, Literature and Tradition, c1996.
  • Book, Government publication
  • Print

    • Where to find it

    Art Library — Reference

    Call Number
    N7391.65 .F35 1996
    Status
    In-Library Use Only

    Summary

    Tracing Memory provides a systematic inventory of African graphic signs, revealing their creative force of analogy in thought and perception. For the people who use them, they represent a gift from God -- tools to disclose hidden thoughts. Tracing Memory promotes a new way of looking at Africa, its cultures, and its spirituality.

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    Other details

    Description:
    217 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
    Series:
    Mercury series, 0316-1854
    Paper / Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies ; 0316-1897 ; no. 71
    Published:
    Hull, Québec : Canadian Museum of Civilization ; Louvain, Belgium : International Centre for African Language, Literature and Tradition, c1996.
    Language:
    English
    Notes:
    Issued also in French under title: Le dit des signes.
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index.
    ISBN:
    0660159651
    OCLC Number:
    35976910
    Other Identifiers:
    LCCN: 97200055
    National Bibliography Number: C96-980347-8

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