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Vigilant things : on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria / David T. Doris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doris, David Todd.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yoruba (African people)--Material culture.
- Yoruba (African people).
- Art, Yoruba.
- Philosophy, Yoruba.
- Yoruba (African people)--Communication.
- Yoruba (African people)--Social life and customs.
- Communication.
- Material culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 420 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2011]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- "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.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Vigilant things.
- ISBN:
- 0295802499
- 9780295802497
- Publisher Number:
- 99948248626
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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