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African Painted Houses: Basotho Dwellings Of Southern Africa

Author: Van Wyk, Gary
Hardback; Book; 171 Colour and 35 B&w Photographs, 15 B&w Line Dra
168 pages
Published: May 1998
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
ISBN: 0810919907
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Focusing on the ancient and extraordinary tradition of mural painting among the Basotho people in southern Africa, this book explores the meaning of these colorful and often highly abstractdesigns--actually appeals to the spirits of ancestors who live in the earth for peace, for plenty, and for rain--by examining the history, religion, and vital traditions of the Basotho. Photos, 171 in full color.Basotho dwellings of Southern Africa. A study of the ancient and extraordinary tradition of mural painting among the Basotho people of Lesotho. The brilliant and complex designs are painted by Basotho women on the earthen walls of their homes, and are not merely decorations, but appeals to the spirits of ancestors.

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