Download or read book The Animal Substitute written by Marjolein Efting Dijkstra and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an interdisciplinary study that combines art history, ethnology and sociology to examine the ways in which such "animal substitutes" as North American duck decoys and other utilitarian objects from a variety of cultures have influenced modern and contemporary art practices.