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

"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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doris, David Todd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011.
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