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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- 11 The Precolonial Economy
- 12 Religion and World View
- 13 Creativity: Arts, Body Adornments, and Music
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
13 - Creativity: Arts, Body Adornments, and Music
from Part IV - Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- 11 The Precolonial Economy
- 12 Religion and World View
- 13 Creativity: Arts, Body Adornments, and Music
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
From early times, Yoruba people have produced a wide range of art objects, forms, styles, and events. Most of these remain functional, in royal palaces or maintained by community elders and individuals.
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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present , pp. 295 - 320Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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