Osogbo and the Art of Heritage: Monuments, Deities, and Money

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PETER PROBST Osogboand theArtofHeritage MONUMENTS, DEITIES, AND MONEY OSOGBO AND THE ART OF HERITAGE AFRICAN EXPRESSIVE CULTURES Patrick McNaughton, editor Associate editors Catherine M. Cole Barbara G. Hoffman Eileen Julien Kassim Koné D. A. Masolo Elisha Renne Zoë Strother Osogboandthe ArtofHeritage PETER PROBST Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2011 by Peter Probst All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. • The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Probst, Peter. Osogbo and the art of heritage / Peter Probst. p. cm. — (African expressive cultures) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-35611-6 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-22295-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Art and society— Nigeria—Oshogbo. 2. Art, Yoruba—Nigeria—Oshogbo. 3. Cultural property—Protection—Social aspects—Nigeria—Oshogbo. 4. Culture and globalization—Nigeria—Oshogbo. I. Title. N72.S6P76 2011 709.669'26—dc22 2010041408 1 2 3 4 5 16 15 14 13 12 11 ...