Crafting The Indian

Author : Petra Tjitske Kalshoven
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857453457

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Crafting 'The Indian' by Petra Tjitske Kalshoven Pdf

In Europe, Indian hobbyism, or Indianism, has developed out of a strong fascination with Native American life in the 18th and 19th centuries. “Indian hobbyists” dress in homemade replicas of clothing, craft museum-quality replicas of artifacts, meet in fields dotted with tepees and reenact aspects of North American Indian lifeworlds, using ethnographies, travel diaries, and museum collections as resources. Grounded in fieldwork set among networks of Indian hobbyists in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic, this ethnography analyzes this contemporary practice of serious leisure with respect to the general human desire for play, metaphor, and allusion. It provides insights into the increasing popularity of reenactment practices as they relate to a deeper understanding of human perception, imagination, and creativity.

Author : Julian Harris Salomon
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486414331

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The Book of Indian Crafts and Indian Lore by Julian Harris Salomon Pdf

Uses of shields, drums, tipis, and other items, plus numerous well-illustrated, easy-to-follow projects—making clothing, tipis, wigwams, bows, arrows; fire-building; games; ritual song and dance. 30 photos; over 100 line drawings and diagrams.

Author : A. McGowan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230623231

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Crafting the Nation in Colonial India by A. McGowan Pdf

Drawing on a wide range of archival evidence, Abigail McGowan argues that crafts seized the political imagination in western India because they provided a means of debating the present and future of the country.

Author : Petra Tjitske Kalshoven
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780857453440

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Crafting "the Indian" by Petra Tjitske Kalshoven Pdf

In Europe, Indian hobbyism, or Indianism, has developed out of a strong fascination with Native American life in the 18th and 19th centuries. "Indian hobbyists" dress in homemade replicas of clothing, craft museum-quality replicas of artifacts, meet in fields dotted with tepees and reenact aspects of North American Indian lifeworlds, using ethnographies, travel diaries, and museum collections as resources. Grounded in fieldwork set among networks of Indian hobbyists in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic, this ethnography analyzes this contemporary practice of serious leisure with respect to the general human desire for play, metaphor, and allusion. It provides insights into the increasing popularity of reenactment practices as they relate to a deeper understanding of human perception, imagination, and creativity.

Author : Pavel Shlossberg
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816530991

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Crafting Identity by Pavel Shlossberg Pdf

Crafting Identity explores the complex interplay of social relations, values, dominations, and performances present in the world of Mexican mask making. The book examines how art, media, and tourism mediate Mexican culture from the margins (“arte popular”), making Mexican indigeneity “palatable” for Mexican nationalism and American and global markets for folklore.

Author : Alfred Stepan,Juan J. Linz,Yogendra Yadav
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801899423

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Crafting State-Nations by Alfred Stepan,Juan J. Linz,Yogendra Yadav Pdf

Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state-nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to accommodate distinct ethnic and cultural groups within a country while maintaining national political coherence. First introduced briefly in 1996 by Alfred Stepan and Juan J. Linz, the state-nation is a country with significant multicultural—even multinational—components that engenders strong identification and loyalty from its citizens. Here, Indian political scholar Yogendra Yadav joins Stepan and Linz to outline and develop the concept further. The core of the book documents how state-nation policies have helped craft multiple but complementary identities in India in contrast to nation-state policies in Sri Lanka, which contributed to polarized and warring identities. The authors support their argument with the results of some of the largest and most original surveys ever designed and employed for comparative political research. They include a chapter discussing why the U.S. constitutional model, often seen as the preferred template for all the world’s federations, would have been particularly inappropriate for crafting democracy in politically robust multinational countries such as India or Spain. To expand the repertoire of how even unitary states can respond to territorially concentrated minorities with some secessionist desires, the authors develop a revised theory of federacy and show how such a formula helped craft the recent peace agreement in Aceh, Indonesia. Empirically thorough and conceptually clear, Crafting State-Nations will have a substantial impact on the study of comparative political institutions and the conception and understanding of nationalism and democracy.

Author : Asha Shukla Choubey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000477696

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Crafts and Craftsmen in Pre-colonial Eastern India by Asha Shukla Choubey Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive socio-cultural history of crafts and crafts persons in pre-colonial Eastern India. It focuses on the technology of crafts as being integral to the traditional lives of the crafts persons and explores their cultural and social world. It offers an in-depth analysis of the complexities of craft technologies in the three sectors of cotton textile, sericulture and silk textile and mining and metallurgy in the regions of Bihar and Jharkhand in Eastern India in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Apart from technology, the book discusses a range of socio-economic themes including craft production systems; marketing and financing patterns; impact of contact with the world market; craft persons’ identities in terms of caste affiliations and group divisions; negotiations for upward caste mobility; contestations and dissent of lower castes; power and social stratification; functioning of caste panchayats; gender division of craft labour; myths, beliefs and religiosity attributed to craft usages; social and ritual traditions; and contemporary craft traditions. Rich in archival and diverse sources, including oral traditions, paintings, and findings from extensive field visits and interactions with crafts persons, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of crafts, medieval Indian history, social history, sociology and social anthropology, economic history, cultural history, science and technology studies, and South Asian studies. It will also interest government and non-governmental organisations, textile historians, craft and design specialists, contemporary craft industrial sector, and museums.

Author : Ilay Cooper,John Gillow,Barry Dawson
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0500278636

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Arts and Crafts of India by Ilay Cooper,John Gillow,Barry Dawson Pdf

A discussion of each medium, ranging from wood to basketry complemented by an outline of the regional styles, history and the social and symbolic significance of many of the artefacts.

Author : Monte Smith,Michele VanSickle
Publisher : Treasure Chest Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Bead embroidery
ISBN : 0943604141

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Traditional Indian Bead & Leather Crafts by Monte Smith,Michele VanSickle Pdf

Presents illustrated instructions on the basics of beadwork and leather crafts of the American Indians and the early frontier.

Author : Monte Smith
Publisher : Eagles View Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Indian craft
ISBN : 0943604133

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Traditional Indian Crafts by Monte Smith Pdf

Author : Archana Shah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Sustainability
ISBN : 9391125220

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Crafting a Future by Archana Shah Pdf

- A book that maps down the journey of the tradition of textile and crafting - Locates the culture of craft in the pages of history - A guideline to the generations to explore the field Crafting a Future is a heartfelt celebration of artisans and their vocational skills. Each region in India has its own distinctive raw materials, craft techniques, textiles, motifs and color palettes, and through her well-researched narrative enriched with numerous stories, Archana Shah demonstrates the diversity and true value of handcrafted textile processes. She believes that handspun, handwoven fabrics made using indigenous fibers and natural materials for dyeing will help create a unique identity for handcrafted textiles, and suggests ways to repurpose the abundant artisanal talent available across the country to rejuvenate this sector. These tenets are woven throughout the book, which is broadly divided into three sections based on natural fibres: cotton from plants, silk from insects and wool from animals. This resonates with Gandhiji's concept of developing khadi and village industries to rejuvenate the rural economy, and stimulate development through a bottom-up approach. Beyond its beauty and heritage value, artisanal production is eco-friendly, has a negligible carbon footprint and fulfils most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has the potential for creating dignified employment opportunities for millions of people in their own regional location, so that they are not compelled by economic constraints to abandon their ancestral professions and migrate to urban slums to earn a meagre livelihood as unskilled laborers. In essence, the book focuses on artisans, their aspirations and fulfilment in their work. It also draws upon their traditional wisdom to address two of the most serious challenges that we face today: growing unemployment and climate change.

Author : David R. Montgomery
Publisher : Horizon Publishers & Distributors
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Indian craft
ISBN : 0882908413

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Indian Crafts and Skills by David R. Montgomery Pdf

Indian Crafts and Skills provides an excellent study of American Indian handiwork, both practical and artistic. This guide not only describes the skills Indians developed, but it also gives specific instructions for creating many kinds of Indian handiwork. the author, a skilled craftsman, explains the various types of shelters and tools used by the Indians, as well as weapons of warfare and hunting. Trapping and tracking are vividly described, complete with descriptions to help the reader identify almost every kind of wild animal track. Step-by-step, concise, easy-to-read instructions will tell you all you need to know about re-creating the Indian way of life. Not only will you explore the practical aspects of Indian livelihood, but you will also discover the beauty and joy of the Indian culture. This book is supplemented with a complete list of reference books and supply sources to help in creating the magic and mystery of Indian handiwork. Indian Crafts and Skills is an exciting book for people who wish to share in the heritage of skill and the artistry of the ancient inhabitants of America.

Author : Nicholas Barnard
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 1850297053

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Arts and Crafts of India by Nicholas Barnard Pdf

Describes the tradition of arts and crafts in India, portraying in detail the lives, skills and creations of the present-day artists who continue the traditions of ancient times. The book provides an insight into an exotic culture for the traveller, or for the collector.

Author : Aditi Ranjan,M. P. Ranjan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Decorative arts
ISBN : 1890206857

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Handmade in India by Aditi Ranjan,M. P. Ranjan Pdf

Author : Julian Harris Salomon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781629148786

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The Book of Indian Crafts and Indian Lore by Julian Harris Salomon Pdf

A fascinating introduction to a variety of Native American projects and history! Learn everything there is to know about Indian crafts and lore. Julian Harris Salomon takes you on a breathtaking journey of Native American customs and traditions. Originally published in 1928, this book is filled with dozens of illustrations portraying Indian art that will help you learn about traditional creations and customs. See why camp directors and leaders of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts look to Indian lore to enrich their programs in handicrafts, ceremonial studies, and geography. Some of the many projects featured include: Crafting eagle-feather bonnets Building campfires Making bow and arrows Constructing tipis and wigwams Adults and children alike will learn about the history behind each and every project. Why are dance ceremonies an integral part of Native American culture? Why did the Indians prefer using a bow and arrows for survival in an age when muskets were the norm? Explore the numerous methods and instructions for an assortment of games and sports, such as lacrosse, football race, and toss and catch. These particular games and dances weren’t just for entertainment; they were also performed to avert disaster, heal the sick, and summon rain. The Book of Indian Crafts and Indian Lore isn’t just an instructional piece, but an anthropologist’s companion. It is a book of wonder containing valuable research and information you won’t find anyplace else.