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100 1 a| Bay, Edna G.=| ^A549241;

245 10 a| Asen, ancestors, and vodun :b| tracing change in African art /c| Edna G. Bay.;

300 a| xiv, 186 pages :b| illustrations, map ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index.;

505 0 a| A note on orthography -- Introduction -- Vodun, sacrifice, and the sinuka -- The invention of ancestral asen -- The Hountondji family of Smiths and Dahomean royal patronage -- From tourist to sacred: colonial culture and the creation of traditions -- Messages of power: asen tableau to the early twentieth century -- Mixed messages and migrating meanings -- Death and the culture wars: the 1990s.;

650 0 a| Altars, Fonz| Benin.=| ^A913039;

650 0 a| Ironwork, Fonz| Benin.=| ^A913040;

650 0 a| Metal sculpturez| Benin.=| ^A215003;

650 0 a| Fon (African people)x| Religion.=| ^A261721;

650 0 a| Ancestor worshipz| Benin.=| ^A47951;

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Asen, ancestors, and vodun : tracing change in African art / Edna G. Bay.

Author/creator	Bay, Edna G.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2008.
Description	xiv, 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Altars, Fon--Benin. Ironwork, Fon--Benin. Metal sculpture--Benin. Fon (African people)--Religion. Ancestor worship--Benin.

Contents	A note on orthography -- Introduction -- Vodun, sacrifice, and the sinuka -- The invention of ancestral asen -- The Hountondji family of Smiths and Dahomean royal patronage -- From tourist to sacred: colonial culture and the creation of traditions -- Messages of power: asen tableau to the early twentieth century -- Mixed messages and migrating meanings -- Death and the culture wars: the 1990s.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index.
LCCN	2007019170
ISBN	9780252032554 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0252032551 (cloth : alk. paper)

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