Name/Title
Beads, body, and soul : art and light in the Yorùbá universeEntry/Object ID
NK3650.D7 1988Description
The sights and sounds of the Yoruba cosmos are made manifest through the pervasive use of beads. This spectacular book represents a collaboration between art historian Henry John Drewal and Yoruba priest John Mason. From the forests of Africa a thousand years ago to the bustling cities of New York, Havana, and Salvador, today, Yoruba religion has used beads to convey the artistic spirit and deep connection to the other world that its practitioners feel. This illustrated volume traces the history of the beads, their use, and Yoruba aesthetics and artistry.Context
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 25 January through 19 July, 1998.Collection
Helen Romayne Cox CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
art--african diaspora, art--yoruba, beadwork--yorubaLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Henry John DrewalPublisher
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural HistoryDate Published
1998ISBN
0930741625LCCN
97049498Notes
Length: 288General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Yorùbá beadwork in Africa / Henry John Drewal -- Yorùbá beadwork in the Americas / John Mason -- Yorùbá beadwork catalog / Henry John Drewal.