The Bari people, who settled on the banks of the White Nile, remained closed off from the outside world until the dawn of the 19th century. The earliest contact dates back to the "scientific" expedition commissioned in 1840 by Ismail Pascha, followed by repeated forays by explorers in search of the sources of the Nile during the closing decades of the Ottoman period in Egypt, interspersed with the often competing efforts of slave hunters.
This book places the collection of Bari statues known today in the historical context of the Egyptian Sudan, from the earliest contacts with explorers Joseph Pons d'Arnaud and Wilhelm Werne in 1841 to the final stages of the pre-colonial era described by Wilhelm Junker. Many museums founded during the 19th century embarked on a frantic scramble to collect ethnographic objects, relying in particular on explorers, but also on traders and adventurers. This book catalogues the roughly 63 Bari statues that are known today and offers a comprehensive overview of historical sources and current knowledge of the Egyptian Sudan that provide the context for these works, their use and stylistic diversity.
Text in English and French.
| ISBN: | 9788874399673 |
| Publication date: | 10th October 2022 |
| Author: | Dominik Remondino |
| Publisher: | 5 Continents Editions an imprint of Five Continents Editions |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | 5 Continents Editions |
| Genres: |
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Sculpture Carvings, masks, reliefs African history |
The Bari people, who settled on the banks of the White Nile, remained closed off from the outside world until the dawn of the 19th century. The earliest contact dates back to the "scientific" expedition commissioned in 1840 by Ismail Pascha, followed by repeated forays by explorers in search of the sources of the Nile during the closing decades of the Ottoman period in Egypt, interspersed with the often competing efforts of slave hunters.
This book places the collection of Bari statues known today in the historical context of the Egyptian Sudan, from the earliest contacts with explorers Joseph Pons d'Arnaud and Wilhelm Werne in 1841 to the final stages of the pre-colonial era described by Wilhelm Junker. Many museums founded during the 19th century embarked on a frantic scramble to collect ethnographic objects, relying in particular on explorers, but also on traders and adventurers. This book catalogues the roughly 63 Bari statues that are known today and offers a comprehensive overview of historical sources and current knowledge of the Egyptian Sudan that provide the context for these works, their use and stylistic diversity.
Text in English and French.
The Bari Statuary of the Upper Nile features in the following genres: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Sculpture, Carvings, masks, reliefs, African history
The Bari Statuary of the Upper Nile is available in Hardback
The Bari Statuary of the Upper Nile was written by Dominik Remondino and published by 5 Continents Editions an imprint of Five Continents Editions
The Bari Statuary of the Upper Nile has 144 pages
Yes it is part of 5 Continents Editions series