Horse Rider in African Art

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION George Chemeche, Artist, Author and Curator of Tribal Art

EQUESTRIAN FIGURES IN YORUBA ART John Pemberton III, Professor Emeritus of Religion and African Studies, Amherst College

HEROIC RIDERS AND DIVINE HORSES An analysis of ancient Soninke and Dogon equestrian figures from the Inland Niger Delta region in Mali Bernard de Grunne, Tribal Art Expert, Artcurial (Paris)

THE IMAGE OF THE HORSE AND RIDER IN SENUFO ART Kate Ezra, Nolen Curator of Academic Affairs, Yale University Art Gallery

THE ARTISTRY OF THE SOGOBĂ&#x2019; MASQUERADE IN MALI Mary Jo Arnoldi, Curator of African Ethnology and Art, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

PLATES

41 233 301 339 347 365

Wood Metals Terra Cotta Stone Ivory Beads

379

LIST OF THE COLLECTORS

380

LIST OF THE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & AUCTION HOUSES

381

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Horse Rider in African Art

Published on Jul 24, 2011

ACC Art Books

This visually stunning book presents a wealth of African art depicting the horse and its rider in a variety of guises, from Epa masks and Yoruba divination cups to Dogon sculptures and Senufo carvings. In Mali, the Bamana, Boso and Somono ethnic groups still celebrate the festivals of the puppet masquerade. The final chapter of this book is dedicated to the art and cult of these festivals, which are still alive and well. It is not the habit of the African artist to provide intellectual statements for his work, yet his unique creative dynamic and far-searching vision does not conflict with that of his Western counterpart. It is fair to state that the African, who though not educated in Western art history, contributed his fair share to the shaping of modern art.

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