Blier, Suzanne Preston

Art and risk in ancient Yoruba Ife history, power, and identity, c. 1300 / [Texte imprimé] : Suzanne Preston Blier - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Introduction: art, risk, and creativity. Art, risk, and identity. Art making : artists, subjects, technologies and media -- Experiencing art : sight, site, and perspectives of viewing -- If looks could kill : aesthetics and political expression -- Embedding identity : marking the Ife body. Politics, representation, and regalia. A gallery of portrait heads : political art -- Animal avatars : art, identity and the natural world -- Crowning glory : the art and politics of headgear -- Battling with symbols : scepters, staffs, and seats.

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Art, Yoruba--History Art, Yoruba--Political aspects Art and society--Nigeria--Ife Ife (Nigeria)--Antiquities Ife (Nigeria)--Civilization Creative ability in technology--Nigeria--Ife

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