TY - MGZN
AU - Anna Catalani
AB - This 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.
C2 - Orisa: Yorùbá gods and spiritual identity in Africa and in the diaspora
N2 - This 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.
PB - African World Press
SN - 978-1-59221-374-0
TI - From shrines to glass cases: Yorùbá intangible heritage displayed in Western museums
ER -