Venetian carnival masks.....African masks.......the theater..........storytelling............on the silver screen or Broadway, NYC......man oh man.....fertility stuff......................primal stuff........animalistic....is the exp. Juliette Lewis says singing is for her......she talks to Johnny Depp about it....which she says is all he talks about her interview with Red Bulletin mag......
Collections[edit]
African art[edit]
The
BMA was one of the first museum's in the United States to obtain a collection
of African Art. A large part
of the collection was donated by Janet and Alan Wurtzburger in 1954. The
collection contains more than 2,000 objects that range from ancient Egypt to
contemporary Zimbabwe and
includes works from many other cultures including Bamana, Yoruba, Kuba, Ndebele, and
others. The collection includes many different forms of art including headdresses, masks, figures, royal
staffs, textiles, jewelry, ceremonial weapons,
and pottery. Several
of the pieces are known for their use in royal courts, performances, and
religious contexts, and many are internationally known.
Highlights
of the collection include works by carvers Zlan and Sonzanlwon and
several figures by the legendary brasscaster Ldamie.
Also on display are a Lozi throne (c. 1900) most
likely carved in the court of King
Lewanika of western Zambia, a
20th-century Hausa
Koranic prayer
board, and a 2006 video work by Theo
Eshetu. At least everal of the masks and figurative sculptures are
recognized internationally as the best of their type.[16]
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