Vigilant things : on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria

Vigilant things : on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria / David T. Doris.

"Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called ààlé to protect their properties from the ravages of thieves. Ààlé are objects of such unassuming appearance that a non-Yoruba viewer might not register their important presence in the Yoruba visual landscape. Da...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doris, David Todd
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011.
Subjects:
Yoruba (African people) > Material culture.
Art, Yoruba.
Philosophy, Yoruba.
Yoruba (African people) > Communication.
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
ART > African.
Art, Yoruba
Philosophy, Yoruba
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs
Magie
Kunstethnologie
Alltag
Sachkultur
Yoruba
Nigeria
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Summary:"Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called ààlé to protect their properties from the ravages of thieves. Ààlé are objects of such unassuming appearance that a non-Yoruba viewer might not register their important presence in the Yoruba visual landscape. David T. Doris argues that ààlé are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life"--Publisher description
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 420 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780295802497
0295802499
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

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