Title: Vigilant things
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.
Subjects: Yoruba (African people), Material culture, Communication, Yoruba Philosophy, Yoruba Art, Social life and customs, Magie, Yoruba, Alltag, Kunstethnologie, Sachkultur, Africa, social conditions, Africa, social life and customs, Art, african