00652nas a2200109 4500000000100000008004100001260002400042100001800066245009100084520034500175020002200520 d bAfrican World Press1 aAnna Catalani00aFrom shrines to glass cases: Yorùbá intangible heritage displayed in Western museums3 aThis article presents the three different interpretation strategies used for Yoruba objects in Western museums. It argues that, traditional religious Yoruba objects in museums and art galleries are primarily interpreted either as ethnogtraphic items or as art objects. It is very rare an interpretation that respect their religious essence. a978-1-59221-374-0