Sacri Spiriti (esprits sacrés). Songye. Afrique Une préface de Jacques Tardi

Une préface de Jacques Tardi accompagnée d’un dessin inédit en hommage à Frans Masereel

more coherent and more complex than has often been claimed

Workshops to explore alone or in groups

" Going back to the sources of this masterpiece

décédé en février 2005

Sacri Spiriti (esprits sacrés). Songye. Afrique Une préface de Jacques TardiThis catalog presents the art of a single African people, the Songye of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a single type of magico protective objects: in the local language nkishi (singular) and mankishi (plural). Thus, the reader is offered the rare opportunity to delve deeper into a specific class of objects, to grasp some of the constituent elements of their essence, their placement in the communities of origin, stylistic variations and more.