Ancestors, Goddesses & Heroes: Sculptures from Asia, Africa & Europe

Protecting, healing or punishing – people of various eras and origins have attributed such powers to the sculptures that are being presented together here for the first time. 45 objects created between the 4th and the 19th century from two museums in Berlin provide a vivid testimony to the ever-present need for protection when dealing with crises, representing the existence of an invisible world of gods, spirits or ancestors, and creating a connection between this world and a 'different reality'. Be it the sculpture of the Mangaaka from what is today the Republic of Congo, the protective goddess Mahamayuri from China, or the Maria on the globe from Southern Germany, their context of use is, however, often lost – a situation that is reflected on by the authors of this book.
ISBN 9783422990906. Deutscher Kunstverlag. pb. 112 pages. 100 colour ills. 26.5 x 21.5 cm.
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