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