ARTE POPOLARE DELL’AFRICA CENTRO-ORIENTALE, Figura maschile n. 2, Fine XX-inizio XXI secolo vasi Perfect impression printed by Fernand

Perfect impression printed by Fernand Mourlot for the publisher Tériade

Off-text board for Mirò Cartones

Hokusai and His School: Paintings

In the foreground

ARTE POPOLARE DELL’AFRICA CENTRO-ORIENTALE, Figura maschile n. 2, Fine XX-inizio XXI secolo vasi Perfect impression printed by FernandStatue in carved and pigmented African mahogany from Uganda. The style is inspired by the traditions of the Congolese basin, particularly the Songye and Luba tribes. The geometric and chromatic decorations on the face refer to a symbolic language linked to protection and belonging; these are signs that do not have a unique and codified meaning: they were fluid codes, readable only by initiates, and varied from clan to clan. The circle, for example, is