| Project/Area Number |
07041039
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Field |
文化人類学(含民族学・民俗学)
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| Research Institution | National Museum of Ethnology |
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Principal Investigator |
WADA Shohei National Museum of Ethnology, 3rd Research Department, Director, Prof., 第3研究部, 教授 (50110086)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIDA Kenji National Museum of Ethnology, 4th Research Department, Prof., 第4研究部, 助教授 (10192808)
IZEKI Kazuyo Osaka University of Arts, College of the Arts, Prof., 芸術学部, 教授 (60073285)
WAZAKI Haruka Japan Women's University・Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Science, Prof., 人間社会学部, 教授 (40230940)
OGAWA Ryo Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cu, アフリカ言語文化研究所, 教授 (60124228)
HATA Nobuyuki National Museum of Ethnology, 2nd Research Department, Director, Prof., 第2研究部, 教授 (90044742)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1997
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| Keywords | Ethnic Arts / Plastic Arts / Dance / Artisan / Dyeing and Weaving / Royal Arts / Mask / Ethnic Costume |
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| Research Abstract |
This study has explicated on-going trends of modern Africa expressive cultures in various fields and regions. We focused on two main subjects in this study : urban artistic cultures and traditional expressive cultures.
The urban artistic cultures we invested include Tinga Tinga paintings in Tanzania, metal works and textiles, popular music in Ivory Coast and South Africa, hair dressing in Burkina Faso. In this field, we clarified the "border-crossing" activities of artists and traced the process of the formation of new ethnic identity. The traditional expressive cultures we have studied are royal and popular arts in Cameroon, kingdoms, textiles of Niger bend, performing arts in Ivory Coast, Togo, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau and Congo, and beadwork of Southern African countries. Through these studies, we elucidate how artistic traditions have been transmitted and created in modern African contexts.
A number of articles have already been published on journals of relevant academic societies. We are also planning to publicize the result in book form both in Japanese and in English.
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