Contents Preface Acknowledgements Foreword:Fresh Perspectives on Urhobo Culture
PETER EKEH
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An Introduction to the Urhobo Urhobo World View
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PETER EKEH
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Urhobo Art in the Literature
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Urhobo Art and Religious Belief Gifts from the Gods: Works in Copper Alloy from Urhobo Medicine Shrines
MICHAEL Y. NABOFA
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Shrines ofEsaba
G. G. DARAH
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Iphri: Art for Controlling Aggression Obtaining An Iphri
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How the Urhobo People See the World through Art
TANURE OJAIDE
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Huge,Fearsome Beauty:Statuary for the Edjo
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Agbogidi:A Vision ofan Urhobo Shrine
BRUCE ONOBRAKPEYA
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Color Symbolism in Urhobo Art
BRUCE ONOBRAKPEYA
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Masks and Masquerades: The Enactment ofthe Edjo
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ELSIE MCCABE
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Urhobo Performance Arts109 G. G. DARAH Ohworhu:A Spectacle for the Spirits Bouquet ofSongs
TANURE OIAIDE
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On Marking and Masking in the Art of Bruce Onobrakpeya
JOHN PICTON
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Pride and Preservation: Urhobo Art and Culture in the Twenty-first Century
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Appendix I: Praise Poetry for lphri Appendix II: Ohworhu-Ame Festival: A Chronicle Contributors Glossary ofUrhobo terms and phrases Bibliography Donors and Staff
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IKPAMA ADURI
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CHIEF OGHENEGWEKE
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