Gelede: Art and Female Power among the Yoruba (Traditional Arts of Africa)
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Gelede: Art and Female Power among the Yoruba (Traditional Arts of Africa)
"... an exceptionally rich source for all those interested in symbolic, religious or social studies." —Tribus
"... an excellent book... fascinating to read." —Research in African Literatures
"... a volume that establishes the standards by which future works on the masked festivals of the Yoruba and other Sub-Saharan African peoples will be judged." —African Arts
"... the most sophisticated art historical analysis of a single African aesthetic tradition." —Tribal Arts Review
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