The Material Culture Of Basketry

Author : Stephanie Bunn,Victoria Mitchell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781350094048

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The Material Culture of Basketry by Stephanie Bunn,Victoria Mitchell Pdf

The Material Culture of Basketry celebrates basketry as a culturally significant skilled practice and as a theoretically rich discipline which has much to offer contemporary society. While sometimes understudied and underappreciated, it has much in common with mathematics and engineering, art, craft and design, and can also act as a socially beneficial source of skill and care. Contributors show how local knowledge of materials, plants and place are central to the craft. Case studies include the skill in weaverbird nest building (challenging how we perceive learning in craft and nature), an engineer's perspective on twining Peruvian grass bridges, and the local knowledge embodied in Pacific plaited patterns and knots. Photo-essays explore materials and techniques from the point of view of artists, anthropologists and mathematicians, revealing how the structure and skill in basketwork illustrate a significant form of textile technology. Thus, the book argues that the textures, patterns and geometric forms that emerge through basketwork reflect an embodied knowledge which expresses mathematical and engineering comprehension. The therapeutic value of the craft is recognised through a selection of case studies which consider basketry as a healing process for patients with brain injury, mental health problems, and as a memory aid for people living with dementia. This reclaims basketry's significant role in occupational therapy as an agent of recovery and well–being. Finally, basketry's inherently sustainable nature is also considered, demonstrating the continuation of basketry in spite of handwork's general decline and profiling new and recycled materials. Above all the book envisages basketry as an intellectually rewarding means of knowing. It presents the craft as embodying care for skilled making and for the social and natural environments in which it flourishes.

Author : Stephanie Bunn,Victoria Mitchell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781350094055

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The Material Culture of Basketry by Stephanie Bunn,Victoria Mitchell Pdf

The Material Culture of Basketry celebrates basketry as a culturally significant skilled practice and as a theoretically rich discipline which has much to offer contemporary society. While sometimes understudied and underappreciated, it has much in common with mathematics and engineering, art, craft and design, and can also act as a socially beneficial source of skill and care. Contributors show how local knowledge of materials, plants and place are central to the craft. Case studies include the skill in weaverbird nest building (challenging how we perceive learning in craft and nature), an engineer's perspective on twining Peruvian grass bridges, and the local knowledge embodied in Pacific plaited patterns and knots. Photo-essays explore materials and techniques from the point of view of artists, anthropologists and mathematicians, revealing how the structure and skill in basketwork illustrate a significant form of textile technology. Thus, the book argues that the textures, patterns and geometric forms that emerge through basketwork reflect an embodied knowledge which expresses mathematical and engineering comprehension. The therapeutic value of the craft is recognised through a selection of case studies which consider basketry as a healing process for patients with brain injury, mental health problems, and as a memory aid for people living with dementia. This reclaims basketry's significant role in occupational therapy as an agent of recovery and well–being. Finally, basketry's inherently sustainable nature is also considered, demonstrating the continuation of basketry in spite of handwork's general decline and profiling new and recycled materials. Above all the book envisages basketry as an intellectually rewarding means of knowing. It presents the craft as embodying care for skilled making and for the social and natural environments in which it flourishes.

Author : Linda M. Hurcombe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317814542

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Perishable Material Culture in Prehistory by Linda M. Hurcombe Pdf

Perishable Material Culture in Prehistory provides new approaches and integrates a broad range of data to address a neglected topic, organic material in the prehistoric record. Providing news ideas and connections and suggesting revisionist ways of thinking about broad themes in the past, this book demonstrates the efficacy of an holistic approach by using examples and cases studies. No other book covers such a broad range of organic materials from a social and object biography perspective, or concentrates so fully on approaches to the missing components of prehistoric material culture. This book will be an essential addition for those people wishing to understand better the nature and importance of organic materials as the ’missing majority’ of prehistoric material culture.

Author : Anne Gerritsen,Giorgio Riello
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472518590

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Writing Material Culture History by Anne Gerritsen,Giorgio Riello Pdf

Writing Material Culture History examines the methodologies currently used in the historical study of material culture. Touching on archaeology, art history, literary studies and anthropology, the book provides history students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical narratives. The role of museums, the impact of the digital age and the representations of objects in public history are just some of the issues addressed in a book that brings together key scholars from around the world. A range of artefacts, including a 16th-century Peruvian crown and a 19th-century Alaskan Sea Lion overcoat, are considered, illustrating the myriad ways in which objects and history relate to one another. Bringing together scholars working in a variety of disciplines, this book provides a critical introduction for students interested in material culture, history and historical methodologies.

Author : Beth Preston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781135088705

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A Philosophy of Material Culture by Beth Preston Pdf

This book focuses on material culture as a subject of philosophical inquiry and promotes the philosophical study of material culture by articulating some of the central and difficult issues raised by this topic and providing innovative solutions to them, most notably an account of improvised action and a non-intentionalist account of function in material culture. Preston argues that material culture essentially involves activities of production and use; she therefore adopts an action-theoretic foundation for a philosophy of material culture. Part 1 illustrates this foundation through a critique, revision, and extension of existing philosophical theories of action. Part 2 investigates a salient feature of material culture itself—its functionality. A basic account of function in material culture is constructed by revising and extending existing theories of biological function to fit the cultural case. Here the adjustments are for the most part necessitated by special features of function in material culture. These two parts of the project are held together by a trio of overarching themes: the relationship between individual and society, the problem of centralized control, and creativity.

Author : Jo Stoner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004391062

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The Cultural Lives of Domestic Objects in Late Antiquity by Jo Stoner Pdf

In The Cultural Lives of Domestic Objects in Late Antiquity, Jo Stoner assesses evidence for heirlooms, gifts and souvenirs to reveal the personal and sentimental values of material culture from the late antique period.

Author : Kenneth L. Ames
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000011769142

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Material Culture by Kenneth L. Ames Pdf

Author : Campbell W. Pennington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Indians of Mexico
ISBN : UOM:39015001816001

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The Pima Bajo of Central Sonora, Mexico: The material culture by Campbell W. Pennington Pdf

Author : Frank Porter
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988-04-27
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038393786

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Native American Basketry by Frank Porter Pdf

This bibliography includes more than 1,100 entries from books, journals, newspaper articles, and dissertations concerning North American Indian basketry. More general cultural works with some information on basketry are also included, and the materials date from early ethnographic work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to 1987. . . . The introduction offers a good overview of research in Native American basketry, and although the annotations vary greatly in thoroughness and length, they are generally useful. This unique, well-produced bibliography is recommended for collections supporting programs in anthropology, crafts, or Native American Studies. Choice Interest in Native American basketry dates from the late 1800s, when an enthusiastic public, together with curators, academic collectors, and archaeologists, first began to appreciate the value and uniqueness of these beautiful hand-crafted artifacts. This bibliography is the first comprehensive guide to publications on the subject. Organized by major cultural areas of North America, it offers annotated listings of books, journal articles, dissertations, theses, monographs, and selected newspaper articles published over the last 100 years. In his introductory essay, Porter discusses the history of Native American basket making and the findings and views of some of the anthropologists, archaeologists, and popular writers whose works contribute to our knowledge of the subject. The bibliography is divided into eleven sections, each dealing with a specific geographical/cultural area. Entries are cross-referenced, and a comprehensive index gives convenient access to authors, titles, and subjects.

Author : Terry L Jones,Jennifer E Perry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315431642

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Contemporary Issues in California Archaeology by Terry L Jones,Jennifer E Perry Pdf

Recent archaeological research on California includes a greater diversity of models and approaches to the region’s past, as older literature on the subject struggles to stay relevant. This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth look at the most recent theoretical and empirical developments in the field including key controversies relevant to the Golden State: coastal colonization, impacts of comets and drought cycles, systems of power, Polynesian contacts, and the role of indigenous peoples in the research process, among others. With a specific emphasis on those aspects of California’s past that resonate with the state’s modern cultural identity, the editors and contributors—all leading figures in California archaeology—seek a new understanding of the myth and mystique of the Golden State.

Author : Anne Gerritsen,Giorgio Riello
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350105249

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Writing Material Culture History by Anne Gerritsen,Giorgio Riello Pdf

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art history and literary studies, the book provides students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical narratives. The book addresses the role of museums, the impact of the digital age and the representations of objects in public history, bringing together students and specialists from around the world. This new edition includes: A new substantive introduction from the editors, providing a useful roadmap for students and specialists. A more balanced and easy-to-use structure, including methodological chapters and 'object in focus' chapters consisting of case studies for classroom discussion. New chapters showing greater engagement with 20th-century material culture, non-European artefacts and the definitions and limits of material culture as a discipline. Offers global coverage and discussion of both the early modern and modern periods. Writing Material Culture History 2e is an essential tool for students seeking to understand the potential of objects to re-cast established historical narratives in new and exciting ways.

Author : Victor Buchli
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415267226

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Material culture : critical concepts in the social sciences. Vol. 3 : Pt. 1 by Victor Buchli Pdf

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Author : Kathryn N. Bernick,Royal British Columbia Museum
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : IND:30000062294271

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Basketry & Cordage from Hesquiat Harbour, British Columbia by Kathryn N. Bernick,Royal British Columbia Museum Pdf

This book documents an archaeological collection of plant-fibre artifacts from Hesquiat Harbour, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of technological characteristics highlight the remarkable skill and artistic accomplishments of the Nuu-chah-nulth people during the 19th century. Kathryn Bernick examines cedar-bark baskets and mats, several types of cordage (ropes and cords), and fragmentary remains of rush mats and cedar-bark robes. Her in-depth analysis is an important new contribution to the study of traditional Northwest Coast material culture and will be of special interest to basket makers, anthropologists, archaeologists and museum curators.

Author : Wendy S. Arbeit
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-07-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 0824812816

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Baskets in Polynesia by Wendy S. Arbeit Pdf

Baskets in Polynesia provides an overview of baskets made throughout central Polynesia from the time of early European contact to the present, observing and comparing regional similarities and differences over the course of two hundred years. Wendy Arbeit has collected and augmented much scattered data. The handsome studio photographs complement the text and show the basic techniques involved in the creation of the baskets, while field photographs show baskets in use. Tables present succinct summaries of regional basket types and the great variety of coconut frond baskets. Once baskets played an integral part in everyday life in Polynesia. Baskets are still made today, but their role has altered dramatically as a result of changing lifestyles in the island cultures. Most baskets are now created by older women, and knowledge of the techniques of plaiting is in peril of being lost altogether. Documentation of basketry in Polynesia has been uneven and for some island groups totally lacking. With this important book, Arbeit remedies this situation.This attractive and informative work will appeal to readers with an interest in Polynesia and to artisans in ethnic crafts.

Author : Linda Hurcombe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136802003

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Archaeological Artefacts as Material Culture by Linda Hurcombe Pdf

This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach. Drawing on a range of different cultures and extensively illustrated, Archaeological Artefacts and Material Culture covers everything from recovery strategies and recording procedures to interpretation through typology, ethnography and experiment, and every type of material including wood, fibers, bones, hides and adhesives, stone, clay, and metals. With over seventy illustrations with almost fifty in full colour, this book not only provides the tools an archaeologist will need to interpret past societies from their artefacts, but also a keen appreciation of the beauty and tactility involved in working with these fascinating objects. This is a book no archaeologist should be without, but it will also appeal to anybody interested in the interaction between people and objects.