Sculpture and Symbolism
Woodcarving and The Blacksmith's Art

Foreword: Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Warnier, Paris

128 pages
209 black & white photographs

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Publisher
Basel Mission

Editor
Paul Jenkins

Distributor
'The Calabash', The Fair Trade Enterprise in mission 21, Basel

Illustrations
© Hans Knöpfli, Kriegstetten

Printed and bound in Cameroon by Presbyterian Printing Press, Limbe, S.W. Province

Summary
Volume 2 impresses us with its careful, detailed technological documentation of the construction processes in woodcarving, originally a religious art. In the chapter on "Symbolism" the author’s rich knowledge of the world-view of the artists and the fabric of their social life stands out.

Chapter 1
The Carvers

Chapter 2
The Symbols on Thrones and Stools

Chapter 3
House- and Doorposts

Chapter 5
The Blacksmith's Art