Blier, Suzanne Preston. <br/><br/>
Art and risk in ancient Yoruba :  Ife history, power, and identity, c. 1300 / 
Suzanne Preston Blier. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107731820 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art, Yoruba--History.<br/>Art, Yoruba--Political aspects.<br/>Art and society--Nigeria--Ife.<br/>Creative ability in technology--Nigeria--Ife.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>N7399  / .A783 2013