Description |
1 online resource (xx, 420 pages) : color illustrations, maps, color, portraits |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
pt. 1. Creating Ààlè -- pt. 2. Call-and-response -- pt. 3. Portraits and punishments. |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Yoruba (African people) -- Material culture.
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Yoruba (African people) |
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Material culture. |
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Art, Yoruba.
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Art, Yoruba. |
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Philosophy, Yoruba.
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Philosophy, Yoruba. |
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Yoruba (African people) -- Communication.
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Communication. |
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Yoruba (African people) -- Social life and customs.
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Yoruba (African people) -- Social life and customs. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Doris, David Todd. Vigilant things. Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2011009697 |
ISBN |
9780295802497 (electronic book) |
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0295802499 (electronic book) |
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9780295990736 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0295990732 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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