Twins, Hermaphrodites, and an Androgynous Albino Deity

March 01 2008 Twins, Hermaphrodites, and an Androgynous Albino Deity: Twins and Sculpted Twin Figures among the Bamana and Maninka of Mali Pascal James Imperato, Pascal James Imperato Pascal James Imperato is Distinguished Service Professor of the State University of New York. His studies of Malian history, society, art, and culture have spanned forty years. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Bamana and Dogon art. Among these are Dogon Clif Dwellers: The Art of Mali's Mountain People (1978), Legends, Sorcerers, and Enchanted Lizards: Door Locks of the Bamana of Mali (2001), and African Mud Cloth: The Bogolanfni Art Tradition of Gneli Traoré of Mali (2006). [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Gavin H. Imperato Gavin H. Imperato Gavin H. Imperato received his BA degree from Haverford College and his MS in Biology from New York University. He is currently continuing his graduate studies at the State University of New York, and recently conducted feld research in Mali on twins and twinning. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Pascal James Imperato Pascal James Imperato is Distinguished Service Professor of the State University of New York. His studies of Malian history, society, art, and culture have spanned forty years. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Bamana and Dogon art. Among these are Dogon Clif Dwellers: The Art of Mali's Mountain People (1978), Legends, Sorcerers, and Enchanted Lizards: Door Locks of the Bamana of Mali (2001), and African Mud Cloth: The Bogolanfni Art Tradition of Gneli Traoré of Mali (2006). [email protected] Gavin H. Imperato Gavin H. Imperato received his BA degree from Haverford College and his MS in Biology from New York University. He is currently continuing his graduate studies at the State University of New York, and recently conducted feld research in Mali on twins and twinning. Online ISSN: 1937-2108 Print ISSN: 0001-9933 © 2008 by the Regents of the University of California.2008 African Arts (2008) 41 (1): 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2008.41.1.40 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Pascal James Imperato, Gavin H. Imperato; Twins, Hermaphrodites, and an Androgynous Albino Deity: Twins and Sculpted Twin Figures among the Bamana and Maninka of Mali. African Arts 2008; 41 (1): 40–49. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2008.41.1.40 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2008 by the Regents of the University of California.2008 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content

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