| Description |
xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cross-cultural perspectives on women |
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Cross-cultural perspectives on women.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Lidia D. Sciama and Joanne B. Eicher -- 1. Gender in the Making, Trading and Uses of Beads. An Introductory Essay / Lidia D. Sciama -- 2. Out of Women's Hands: Notes on Venetian Glass Beads, Female Labour and International Trades / Francesca Trivellato -- 3. Gender in African Beadwork: An Overview / Margret Carey -- 4. Beaded and Bedecked Kalabari of Nigeria / Joanne B. Eicher -- 5. Lantana Beads: Gender Issues in their Production and Use / Ann O'Hear -- 6. A Short History of Rosaries in the Andes / Penny Dransart -- 7. Why Do They Like Red? Beads, Ethnicity and Gender in Ecuador / Lynn A. Meisch -- 8. African American Jewellery Before the Civil War / Helen Bradley Foster -- 9. Beads and Breasts: The Negotiation of Gender Roles and Power at New Orleans Mardi Gras / Laurie A. Wilkie -- 10. Beads, Prestige and Life Among the Kelabit of Sarawak, East Malaysia / Monica Janowski |
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11. Greek Beads of the Mycenaean Period (ca 1650-1100 BC): The Age of the Heroines of Greek Tradition and Mythology / Helen Hughes-Brock -- 12. An Archaeological Investigation into Ancient Chinese Beads / Cecilia Braghin -- App. a. What Beads Mean to Craft Producers Supported by Oxfam / Carol Wills -- App. b. Don't get your Neckless in a Twist! Often-used Specialist Bead Terms and their Definitions for Researchers and Collectors / Stefany Tomalin |
| Analysis |
Beadwork |
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Clothing and dress |
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Costume |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Beads -- History.
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Beads -- Social aspects.
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Beads.
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Beadwork -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Beadwork -- History.
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Beadwork -- Social aspects.
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Beadwork.
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Feminist anthropology.
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Sex role -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
Eicher, Joanne Bubolz.
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Sciama, Lidia D.
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| LC no. |
98188414 |
| ISBN |
1859739903 |
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1859739954 (paperback) |
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