Freger, Charles
Cimarron: Freedom and Masquerade
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500022467
- author:
- Freger, Charles
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 23 x 18 centimetres (1.26 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Photography, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Charles Fréger's Cimarrón: Freedom and Masquerade is a striking series of photographic portraits that bring to life the vibrant costumes used in festivals by descendants of African slaves in America. These elaborate masquerades, known as Cimarrón, celebrate and keep alive the history and memory of African slaves and their creole or mixed-race descendants. The photographs showcase people from remote regions of the world, adorned with unique costumes made from silks, cottons, woven fibers, leaves, feathers, and body paint. These images are supplemented by texts from specialists in social anthropology, providing ethnographic and historical context to record real people whose collective sense of memory, folk history, and imagination challenge our expectations. This remarkable series offers a glimpse into the dynamic costumes and cultural traditions of communities that have preserved their heritage through elaborate masquerades.
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