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Accepted Paper:

Yoruba cosmology and it's relation to visual arts  
Doig Simmonds

Paper short abstract:

All too often objects are displayed without much reference to the processes (physical) and the processes (spiritual) being presented as a basis for their creation.

Paper long abstract:

I propose to present a basic plan for the cosmology of the Yoruba speaking people of Nigeria. Without some recognition of this, objects displayed in many museums simply remain chunks of material. There is very little on offer to the general public that explains or introduces the functional and religious basis the items displayed. My presentation is not intended to be a high level academic paper but rather template for consumption by the general viewing public.

Panel P02
Exhibiting anthropology
  Session 1