"... an exceptionally rich source for all those interested in symbolic, religious or social studies." —Tribus"... an excellent book... fascinating to read." —Research in African Literatures"... a volume that establishes the standards by which future works on the masked festivals of the Yoruba and other Sub-Saharan African peoples will be judged." —African Arts"... the most sophisticated art historical analysis of a single African aesthetic tradition." —Tribal Arts Review