Vigilant things : on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria by Doris, David Todd instant download

Vigilant things : on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria by Doris, David Todd instant download

xx, 420 pages : 26 cm, \"Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called ààlè to protect their properties from the ravages of thieves. Ààlè 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 ààlè are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life.\"--Publisher description, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction -- pt. 1. Creating ààlè: presence, power and the past; palm fronds (Màrìwò) -- pt. 2. Call-and-response: What we look at and remember; Color (Àwọ̀) -- pt. 3. Portraits and punishments: An ontology of the broken; Corncobs (Ṣùkù Àgbàdo); Snail shells (Ìkarawun Ìgbín); Brooms (Ìgbálẹ̀) -- Coda: ... this semblance of persistence