Material Approaches to Polynesian Barkcloth Cloth, Collections, Communities
Barkcloth or tapa, a cloth made from the inner bark of trees, was widely used in place of woven cloth in the Pacific islands until the 19th century. A ubiquitous material, it was integral to the lives of islanders and used for clothing, furnishings and ritual artefacts. Material Approaches to Polyne...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Sidestone Press
2020.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46108634*spi |
Sumario: | Barkcloth or tapa, a cloth made from the inner bark of trees, was widely used in place of woven cloth in the Pacific islands until the 19th century. A ubiquitous material, it was integral to the lives of islanders and used for clothing, furnishings and ritual artefacts. Material Approaches to Polynesian Barkcloth takes a new approach to the study of the history of this region through its barkcloth heritage, focusing on the plants themselves and surviving objec. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (346 páginas) |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789088909733 |