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Gleaming like the sun: aesthetic values in Wodaabe material culture
Africa • 78 (4) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 582-602
By: Boesen, Elisabeth.
Abstract
This article considers Wodaabe consumer attitudes and consumption practices, including the use of modern commodities like wristwatches, radios, and discarded washing machine drums, as well as clothing and household items borrowed from the neighboring Tuareg. The author argues that some items are valued not for their functional utility or economic worth but for their aesthetic appeal; a few for their shininess in particular.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field Date
- 2003-2005
- Coverage Date
- 1950-2005
- Coverage Place
- central Niger
- Notes
- Elisabeth Boesen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 600-602)
- LCCN
- 29010790
- LCSH
- Fula (African people)