Doris, David Todd.

Vigilant things on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria / [electronic resource] : David T. Doris. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011. - xx, 420 p. : col. ill., maps, col., ports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Creating �A�al�e -- pt. 2. Call-and-response -- pt. 3. Portraits and punishments.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Yoruba (African people)--Material culture.
Art, Yoruba.
Philosophy, Yoruba.
Yoruba (African people)--Communication.
Yoruba (African people)--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

DT515.45.Y67 / D67 2011

305.896/333