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Babembe Sculpture Statuaire Babembé By Alain Lecomte, Daniel Klein and Raoul Lehuard
5 Continents editions, 212 pages, 110 color illustration, bilingual (french-english)
During the Bruneaf 2010, you can visit the galerie Alain Lecomte 18 rue Ernest Allard, Bruxelles.
If you want a signed «Statuaire Babembé » go wednesday 9 or thursday 10 june 2010, and meet the author and co-author, Raoul Lehuard & Alain Lecomte.

Sculpture Babembe Dear $email,

Richly illustrated , this bilingual ( French-English) monograph is the first devoted to the work of the Babembe people, who live in Congo Brazzaville.

These fine anthropomorphic statues, carved from wood, are characterized by incisions representing tattoos, scarifications, or skin decorations that the Babembe use during initiation ceremonies or to heal.

Most of the wooden objects illustrated in this book where never published before. Many of these astonishing works of art are adorned with textiles, and attributes like eyes made from Faience or Shell fragments, and the carvings are done with much sensitivity.

Representing ancestral spirits, and/or animal creatures, these often miniature statues are believed to have super-natural forces empowered by the Babembe's animistic religion to protect the sculpture’s commissioner.

In this book you can read a study on scholarly level of the aesthetic quality, the styles, and meaning of the fascinating powerfull and precious little sculptures.

The works represent ancestral spirits to heal and protect. Here, scholars analyze the aesthetic quality, style, and meaning of each fascinating sculpture.

Première monographie consacrée à la production artistique et symbolique des Babembé, cet ouvrage richement illustré présente les sculptures anthropomorphes en bois que ce peuple consacrait au culte des ancêtres. La majorité d entre elles sont reproduites ici pour la première fois ; leur décor témoigne des tatouages, scarifications et ornements cutanés auxquels les Babembé avaient recours pour embellir leur corps lors des rituels d initiation.

The first full investigation into the symbolic artworks of the Babembe, this richly illustrated monograph presents a particular type of sculpture that the Babembe devoted to their family ancestors. Many of these anthropomorphic wooden statues are published here for the first time, and they bear the same tattoos and scarifications, or skin decorations, that these people have always used to embellish their bodies during initiation ceremonies.

Alain Lecomte, a parisian dealer Galery owner and Art Critique, he will present the book in Brussels during the Bruneaf 2010 . His site is www.alain-lecomte.net

Raoul Lehuard, studied at "La Sorbonne", and founded the Arts d'Afrique Noire (that isn't published anymore). Raoul Lehuard is an expert in African Arts of the Congo & published many books.

Daniel Klein, is a private collector of African and Precolumbian art, and created a new Pre-Columbian archeology Art Museum in Quito (the Casa Del Alabado ) .

On amazon.fr there are already a few books available in limited quantity :

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isbn: 978-88-7439-544-6

110 color illustrations

212 pages, 9 1/2 X 11 inch

Harcover with jacquet

A good book if you are interested in African Art or Spiritual and Ritual Practices

This is a book exclusively dedicated to the sculpture of the Babembe people.

Price: US 90$

Available for Pre-order on Amazon.com:

isbn: 978-88-7439-544-6

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Cette année, pour Bruneaf 2010, la galerie Alain Lecomte se trouvera au 18 de la rue Ernest Allard à Bruxelles. La signature du livre « Statuaire Babembé » se fera le mercredi 9 et le jeudi 10 juin, en présence des co-auteurs, Raoul Lehuard et Alain Lecomte. Première monographie bilingue français-anglais consacrée à la production artistique des Babembé, et de ses proches voisins, Babwendé, Badondo-Kamba, Batéké et Minkengé, cet ouvrage richement illustré présente les sculptures anthropomorphes que ce peuple consacrait au culte des ancêtres, une majorité d’entre elles sont reproduites ici pour la première fois…..

Un ouvrage de Raoul Lehuard et Alain Lecomte dévolu essentiellement à la statuaire Babembé et à ses proches voisins, Babwendé, Batéké, Badondo-Kamba, Minkengé. Ces statuettes, le plus souvent, de tailles réduites, allant d’une dizaine à une vingtaine de centimètres, sculptées avec une minutie toute particulière, le visage aux yeux sertis de faïence ou d’ivoire, de scarifications ventrales complexes, les pieds surdimensionné, dans cette statuaire tout est précieux et puissant en même temps.

Support de magie, de médecine, et d’esthétisme, ce livre de 210 pages des éditions 5 continents, comporte 130 photos d’objets sélectionnés dans les musées et collections privées, un texte en français/anglais au prix de 60 €. Une signature du livre est prévue le 9 et 10 juin 2010 pendant BRUNEAF, au 18 rue Ernest Allard, Bruxelles, tel : 33.6.50.41.05.35 .

ISBN : 978-88-7439-544-6

Babembe Sculpture

Statuaire Babembé

by Raoul Lehuard, Daniel Klein, Alain Lecomte

Publié le 20 avril 2010 par Detoursdesmondes

Un ouvrage de Raoul Lehuard et Alain Lecomte dévolu essentiellement à la statuaire Babembé et à ses proches voisins, Babwendé, Batéké, Badondo-Kamba, Minkengé.

Ces statuettes, le plus souvent, de tailles réduites, allant d’une dizaine à une vingtaine de centimètres, sculptées avec une minutie toute particulière, le visage aux yeux sertis de faïence ou d’ivoire, de scarifications ventrales complexes, les pieds surdimensionné, tout dans cette statuaire est précieux et puissant en même temps.

Support de magie, de médecine, et d’esthétisme, ce livre de 210 pages des éditions 5 Continents, comporte 130 photos d’objets sélectionnées dans les musées et collections privées, un texte en français/anglais au prix de 60 €.

Photos : Courtesy Galerie Alain Lecomte

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Ou rendez-vous cette année, pour Bruneaf 2010, à la galerie Alain Lecomte qui se trouvera au 18 de la rue Ernest Allard à Bruxelles. La signature du livre « Statuaire Babembé » se fera le mercredi 9 et le jeudi 10 juin, en présence des co-auteurs, Raoul Lehuard et Alain Lecomte.

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