LEADER 03286oam 22006134a 450 001 9910686767703321 005 20230621141422.0 010 $a0-253-06429-5 035 $a(CKB)5670000000619871 035 $a(OCoLC)1375055129 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_111380 035 $a(NjHacI)995670000000619871 035 $a(EXLCZ)995670000000619871 100 $a20220502d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSeeing the Unseen : $eArts of Power Associations on the Senufo-Mande Cultural "Frontier" / $fSusan Elizabeth Gagliardi 210 1$aBloomington, Indiana :$cIndiana University Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ[2022] 215 $a1 online resource: $cillustrations (some color), color maps ; 225 0 $aAfrican expressive cultures 311 $a0-253-06428-7 311 $a0-253-06427-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPower associations -- Assemblages -- Performers and performances -- Unseeing audiences -- Komo on screen -- Coda: embracing unstable ground. 330 $a"How do arts convey the existence of potent knowledge without revealing details of that knowledge? In Seeing the Unseen, art historian Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi examines tensions between the seen and unseen that makers, patrons, and audiences of arts in western West Africa negotiate through objects, assemblages, and performances. Gagliardi examines how ambiguity anchors design of the arts, and she shows that attempts to determine exact meanings miss the point. Specialists across western West Africa construct assemblages, installations, and buildings that hint at the possibility of revelation, but full disclosure remains unattainable. Specific activities and contexts integral to the design and use of the works often leave no visible trace. Through attention to many ways of seeing and knowing, Seeing the Unseen opens new possibilities for the study of so-called historical or classical arts of Africa grounded in the specificity of individual works, their making, and their reception. It also prompts us to reflect on how we know and what it means to know in any context"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aAfrican expressive cultures. 606 $aSymbolism in art$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01140771 606 $aArts and society$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00817856 606 $aAesthetics, African$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00798737 606 $aAesthetics, African 606 $aSymbolism in art 606 $aPower associations (Ethnology)$zAfrica, French-speaking West 606 $aArts and society$zAfrica, French-speaking West 607 $aFrench-speaking Western Africa$2fast 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aSymbolism in art. 615 7$aArts and society. 615 7$aAesthetics, African. 615 0$aAesthetics, African. 615 0$aSymbolism in art. 615 0$aPower associations (Ethnology) 615 0$aArts and society 676 $a700.103 700 $aGagliardi$b Susan Elizabeth$01351052 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910686767703321 996 $aSeeing the Unseen$93090499 997 $aUNINA