TY  - JOUR
AU  - Amborn, Hermann
PY  - 2002
DA  - 2002//
TI  - Concepts in wood and stone: socio-religious monuments of the Konso of southern Ethiopia
JO  - Zeitschrift für Ethnologie
SP  - 77
EP  - 101
PB  - Dietrich Reimer Verlag
CY  - Berlin
KW  - Konso (African people)
KW  - Konso
KW  - Mnemonic devices
KW  - Visual arts
KW  - War veterans
KW  - Cult of the dead
KW  - Social personality
KW  - Ethos
KW  - Status, role, and prestige
KW  - Woodworking
AB  - The Konso are renowned for carved wood sculptures and hewn stone stelae. Artistic elements depicted in these unique objects are described in early accounts of Konso society. By shifting the focus to their deeper meanings and day-to-day cultural functions as memorials of war heroes and ancestors, this article argues that these works of art help the Konso inculcate shared values and ideal images of admired and respected individuals.
SN  - 044-2666
UR  - https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=mp17-007
LA  - English
N1  - Hermann Amborn
ID  - mp17-007
Y1  - 2022-06-27
ER  -