Zimbabwe. Art, symbole et sens. Théories de l’art Alliances concluded between individuals without

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including previously unpublished photographs of underwater excavations by the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology

and well below their poignant visions

les étoffes

des vitraux et des tapisseries

Zimbabwe. Art, symbole et sens. Théories de l’art Alliances concluded between individuals withoutThis book takes an in depth look at the historical art of Zimbabwe's three main cultures: Shona, Ndebele, and Tonga. It traces how art is never separated from life in a historical African context, but remains an important existential tool, an integral part of life. This is why art is found in sacred or functional objects, in interiors, fashion, personal gestures, and ordinary events. In this context, art functions differently, as it is the language of