David A Binkley
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 128034 |
|---|---|
| NOME | David A Binkley |
| PRENOMES | David A |
| SOBRENOME | Binkley |
| ASSINATURA | BINKLEY D A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1987 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
In Memory of Simon Ottenberg, Colleague and Friend
The varying relationships between African youth participating in initiation rites and the elders who conduct the rites were richly available in the literature when completing my dissertation on Kuba male initiation rites in the 1980s. But during the same period there were scant discussions on the pre-initiation period when children are often involved in such play activity as mask and costume making, which often includes masked performances with d…
Playful Performers
Introduction
African children's masquerades are often simpler than adult ones, in the quality of the masks and dress, the dance and music, and the length of their performances. Children's pre-initiation masking, particularly if it involves emulating adult masking forms, or taking part in adult rituals, assists the youths to understand something of the traditions and history of their culture. The acquisition of masquerade knowledge and performance skills in ch…
From Grasshoppers to Babende
Socialization for boys differs and is in many ways more unbounded. Young Southern Kuba boys are also intensely interested in masks and their fabrication. These interests translate into a variety of creative activities. Boys also may fabricate entire masquerade figures that they wear during play activity in the community. Principally, there are two contexts for masked performances in the region: during initiation and funeral rituals. Initiation ri…
Southern Kuba Initiation Rites
March 01 2010 Southern Kuba Initiation Rites: The Ephemeral Face of Power and Secrecy David A. Binkley David A. Binkley Independent Scholar whose Doctoral Research was on Kuba masking traditions associated with initiation rituals. He was Chief Curator and Senior Curator for Research and Interpretation at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. He was also Curator of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the Nelson-A…
Spectacular Display
A l'occasion de la presentation de l'exposition Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Etats-Unis (decembre 2001 a mars 2002), exposition consacree a l'art rituel des ceremonies d'initiation masculine (nkanda) des Nkanu de la Republique Democratique du Congo et d'Angola, l'A. - a partir des travaux de l'historienne de l'art belge Annemieke Van Damme - pre…
Emil Torday and the Art of the Congo, 1900-1909
Avatar of power
Opening ParagraphThe relationship of masquerade performance to social organization and to the differentiation of traditional power and authority in everyday life is scarcely noted in the literature on African ritual. And yet research among two Kuba-related groups (Northern Kete and Southern Bushoong) in south-central Zaire indicate an enduring relationship, such that we can better understand the one by examining the others. The appearance of masq…
Avatar of power
Opening ParagraphThe relationship of masquerade performance to social organization and to the differentiation of traditional power and authority in everyday life is scarcely noted in the literature on African ritual. And yet research among two Kuba-related groups (Northern Kete and Southern Bushoong) in south-central Zaire indicate an enduring relationship, such that we can better understand the one by examining the others. The appearance of masq…
Avatar of power
Opening ParagraphThe relationship of masquerade performance to social organization and to the differentiation of traditional power and authority in everyday life is scarcely noted in the literature on African ritual. And yet research among two Kuba-related groups (Northern Kete and Southern Bushoong) in south-central Zaire indicate an enduring relationship, such that we can better understand the one by examining the others. The appearance of masq…
Emil Torday and the Art of the Congo, 1900-1909
Spectacular Display
A l'occasion de la presentation de l'exposition Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Etats-Unis (decembre 2001 a mars 2002), exposition consacree a l'art rituel des ceremonies d'initiation masculine (nkanda) des Nkanu de la Republique Democratique du Congo et d'Angola, l'A. - a partir des travaux de l'historienne de l'art belge Annemieke Van Damme - pre…
Southern Kuba Initiation Rites
March 01 2010 Southern Kuba Initiation Rites: The Ephemeral Face of Power and Secrecy David A. Binkley David A. Binkley Independent Scholar whose Doctoral Research was on Kuba masking traditions associated with initiation rituals. He was Chief Curator and Senior Curator for Research and Interpretation at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. He was also Curator of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the Nelson-A…
Playful Performers
Introduction
African children's masquerades are often simpler than adult ones, in the quality of the masks and dress, the dance and music, and the length of their performances. Children's pre-initiation masking, particularly if it involves emulating adult masking forms, or taking part in adult rituals, assists the youths to understand something of the traditions and history of their culture. The acquisition of masquerade knowledge and performance skills in ch…
From Grasshoppers to Babende
Socialization for boys differs and is in many ways more unbounded. Young Southern Kuba boys are also intensely interested in masks and their fabrication. These interests translate into a variety of creative activities. Boys also may fabricate entire masquerade figures that they wear during play activity in the community. Principally, there are two contexts for masked performances in the region: during initiation and funeral rituals. Initiation ri…
In Memory of Simon Ottenberg, Colleague and Friend
The varying relationships between African youth participating in initiation rites and the elders who conduct the rites were richly available in the literature when completing my dissertation on Kuba male initiation rites in the 1980s. But during the same period there were scant discussions on the pre-initiation period when children are often involved in such play activity as mask and costume making, which often includes masked performances with d…
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