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The Power of Ephemera: Permanence and Decay in Protective Power Objects
Aimée Bessire
Aimée Bessire
Aimée Bessire is an associate professor of art history at the Maine College of Art. She has conducted extensive research in Tanzania and is currently working on a book project on Sukuma empowered objects. abessire@meca.edu
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Aimée Bessire
Aimée Bessire is an associate professor of art history at the Maine College of Art. She has conducted extensive research in Tanzania and is currently working on a book project on Sukuma empowered objects. abessire@meca.edu
Online ISSN: 1937-2108
Print ISSN: 0001-9933
© 2009 by the Regents of the University of California.
2009
African Arts (2009) 42 (3): 16–27.
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Aimée Bessire; The Power of Ephemera: Permanence and Decay in Protective Power Objects. African Arts 2009; 42 (3): 16–27. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2009.42.3.16
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