HUET (Michel) Dances of Africa. - Lot 163

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HUET (Michel) Dances of Africa. - Lot 163
HUET (Michel) Dances of Africa. Foreword by Jean Laude. Ethnographic notes by Jean-Louis Paudrat. Paris, Éditions du Chêne, 1978. Large in-4 (32 cm), publisher’s cloth binding with a color-illustrated photographic dust jacket, 241 pp., very extensive photographic illustrations in black-and-white and color. First edition. ISBN 2-85108-189-6. Bibliographic references confirm the date, page count, and format. An important photographic monograph devoted to the traditional and ritual dances of sub-Saharan Africa, the result of numerous journeys by photographer Michel Huet (1917–1996). The book brings together 256 color and black-and-white photographs, accompanied by a preface by art historian Jean Laude and ethnographic notes by Jean-Louis Paudrat. More than just a book about dance, *Dances of Africa* serves as a true ethnographic and photographic record of African ceremonies, festivals, rites, and traditions. The photographs depict the dancers in their natural surroundings, with their masks, costumes, adornments, musical instruments, and ritual objects, and place significant emphasis on the social context in which the dances take place. Michel Huet’s photographs are particularly spectacular: scenes of group dances, dancers on stilts, masked processions, musicians, and village ceremonies, with numerous full-page or double-page spreads. The English edition of the book is, in fact, held by the Smithsonian Libraries, which describe it as devoted to African dance, customs, and social life. Jean Laude, a leading scholar of African arts, wrote a special foreword for this photographic collection in 1978. A fine copy. The interior is in excellent condition, and the photographs are perfectly preserved. The publisher’s binding is in very good condition. The original dust jacket is present and well-preserved, with only a few slight rubs and minor signs of wear. Overall, a very presentable set.
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