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To: sparklite2
Highly sophisticated Congolese art:


4 posted on 11/21/2015 2:44:50 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Immeasurably better than the Piss Christ art work. Actually the mask has some appeal as art. However, compared to the Sistine Chapel, it’s primitive.


11 posted on 11/21/2015 2:52:03 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: Cicero
Compare to Greek bronze statuary 430 BC (marble copy shown, ca 69 AD)

Sorry, Aya, dear little buttercup. Congolese art didn't improve over many thousands of years. Some cultures just aren't capable of improving and ARE primitive and savage. It's just a fact of life and no amount of liberal gloss can sugarcoat that cold, hard fact.

21 posted on 11/21/2015 3:09:21 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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