African Basketry

Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435726251
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Basketry written by Paulus Gerdes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Preface:"Over the years, Paulus Gerdes has established himself as the pre-eminent expert on patterns in African weaving and basketry, and the broader implications of these patterns. ... This new book is a broad gallery of plaited African designs. These range over much of the continent while concentrating on those parts of Africa that are closest to his Mozambique center, including Kongo, Mbole and Mangbetu from Congo, Cokwe and Lunda from Angola, Digo from Kenya, Soga from Uganda, Zulu from South Africa, and Makhuwa in Mozambique itself, but including such distant peoples as Bamileke in Cameroon. In Gerdes' gallery we are shown the love of patterns and symmetries that are the result of centuries of exultant exploration. Enjoy!"Donald W. CroweProfessor of Mathematics, EmeritusUniversity of Wisconsin

Author : A. B. Cunningham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Basketry written by A. B. Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basketry is both art and craft - representing the blend of African culture, environment and technology. Southern Africa has a rich tradition of basketry and this book documents the origins, historical context, usage, and raw materials utilized in the crafting of different types of basketry in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and other countries.

Author : Jonathan Kline
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811744102
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Ash Baskets written by Jonathan Kline and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic skills for making splint baskets from scratch.

Author : Geoff Wisner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1770092064
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Basket of Leaves written by Geoff Wisner and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the spirit of of Africa—from the desert of Algeria to the savannahs of Kenya, and to the jungles of Equatorial Guinea—this quintessential reader's guide includes reviews and excerpts from notable books from each of Africa's 54 countries. This compilation explores many of the best-known works on Africa, such as Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria), All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou (Ghana), The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin (Benin), Age of Iron by J.M. Coetzee (South Africa), Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey (Rwanda), and When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head (Botswana).

Author : David Arment
Publisher : Museum of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wired written by David Arment and published by Museum of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manufacture and decorative use of wire in Southern Africa traditional arts dates back to the first millennium AD. With advancements in telecommunications, a new type of wire -- multi-colored plastic-coated copper wire, often referred to as telephone wire -- came into being. Beginning in the late 1960's, Zulu night watchmen started weaving scraps of this wire around their traditional sticks. This new material was also applied to making izimbenge -- beer pot covers -- that had been traditionally made from grass and palm. Today, there is wide variety in the creative use of this wire, and, in post-Apartheid South Africa, Zulu craft artists are imbuing old forms with the colourful contemporary material of telecommunications. The result is a vibrant, distinctive new folk form gaining international attention. This is the first and only publication to document the development of this transitional art. Including more than two-hundred examples of baskets, this book traces telephone-wire weaving from its roots to its most current forms, featuring the works of the most renowned contemporary weavers. The accompanying text -- from some of the foremost experts in African art and craft -- traces the history of telephone-wire weaving as well as discussing its significance to South African culture and art history. Today telephone wire baskets are at the heart of growing markets for South African products and sustainable cultural industry in Zululand.

Author : Sonia Silva
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812203739
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Along an African Border written by Sonia Silva and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The divination baskets of south Central Africa are woven for a specific purpose. The baskets, known as lipele, contain sixty or so small articles, from seeds, claws, and minuscule horns to wooden carvings. Each article has its own name and symbolic meaning, and collectively they are known as jipelo. For the Luvale and related peoples, the lipele is more than a container of souvenirs; it is a tool, a source of crucial information from the ancestral past and advice for the future. In Along an African Border, anthropologist Sónia Silva examines how Angolan refugees living in Zambia use these divination baskets to cope with daily life in a new land. Silva documents the special processes involved in weaving the baskets and transforming them into oracles. She speaks with diviners who make their living interpreting lipele messages and speaks also with their knowledge-seeking clients. To the Luvale, these baskets are capable of thinking, hearing, judging, and responding. They communicate by means of jipelo articles drawn in configurations, interact with persons and other objects, punish wrongdoers, assist people in need, and, much like humans, go through a life course that is marked with an initiation ceremony and a special burial. The lipele functions in a state between object and person. Notably absent from lipele divination is any discussion or representation in the form of symbolic objects of the violence in Angola or the Luvale's relocation struggles—instead, the consultation focuses on age-old personal issues of illness, reproduction, and death. As Silva demonstrates in this sophisticated and richly illustrated ethnography, lipele help people maintain their links to kin and tradition in a world of transience and uncertainty.

Author : Joyce V. Coakley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738518305
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition written by Joyce V. Coakley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of the African art of sweetgrass basket making in the Christ Church Parish of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Author : Fiona Daly
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1616897791
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weaving on a Little Loom written by Fiona Daly and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving on a Little Loom teaches readers everything they need to know to start small-frame loom weaving, an easy and inexpensive craft that can be done at home. From setting up the loom to finishing a project, this book covers both basic and more advanced techniques, with an introduction to creating patterns such as basket and bird's eye weaves, rib, twill, and herringbone. With clear instruction and beautiful illustrative photographs, step-by-step tutorials guide you through designing and creating five contemporary woven projects—including table placemats, wall hangings, and a tote bag—all made with natural, environmentally friendly materials.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1268 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bertha Tannehill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1276 pages
Book Rating : 4.BA/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature written by Bertha Tannehill and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: