Vigilant things
Subtitle: on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria
By: David T. Doris
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780295990736
Subjects: Yoruba (African people); Social life and customs; Communication; Yoruba Philosophy; Yoruba Art; Material culture
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.