Bücher der Reihe Studies in Visual Culture

"A Host of Devils" provides an in-depth account of the background, origin and development of the spirit figure sculptures which emerged during colonial times among the Makonde people who mainly inhabit the Mueda plateau in Cabo Delgado region, Mozambique.

This study of Northwest Coast art outlines a history of ideas associated with Northwest Coast art objects from pre-Contact time to the 21st century. It examines the ways in which the physical location and contexts in which the objects are produced has helped to determine their meanings.