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Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas
Mami Wata Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas
Author: Henry John Drewal
This book traces the visual cultures and histories of Mami Wata and other African water divinities. Mami Wata, often portrayed with the head and torso of a woman and the tail of a fish, is at once beautiful, jealous, generous, seductive, and potentially deadly. A water spirit widely known across Africa and the African diaspora, her origins are s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780974872995
ISBN-10: 0974872997
Publication Date: 8/30/2008
Pages: 227
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Publisher: Fowler Museum
Book Type: Paperback
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