Le Souffle des esprits. Art sacré du bassin de l'Ogôoué. Archéologie généralité de la Nuit à l'Aurore

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Le Souffle des esprits. Art sacré du bassin de l'Ogôoué. Archéologie généralité de la Nuit à l'AuroreUnlike some regions of Africa that saw the establishment of large kingdoms, the Ogoou in Gabon never had court art. Here, art is always ritual: objects are intended for rites practiced within a society of the "family anarchy" type, where clan and lineage predominate over any other organizational firm. The religious objects of the Ogoou Valley, which we classify today as works of art, had a function serving the individual and the community: to