Beads and bead makers : gender, material culture, and meaning / edited by Lidia D. Sciama and Joanne B. Eicher.
Language: English Series: Cross-cultural perspectives on womenPublication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Berg, 1998. Edition: rep. edDescription: xvi, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 1859739954; 1859739903Subject(s): Beadwork -- Cross-cultural studies | Sex role -- Cross-cultural studiesLOC classification: GN433.5 .B43 2001| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | GN433.5 .B43 2001 | Not for loan | 008437 |
Originally published: 1998.
Gender in the making, trading and uses of beads. An introductory essay / Lidia D. Sciama -- Out of women's hands: notes on Venetian glass beads, female labour and international trades / Francesca Trivellato -- Beaded and bedecked Kalabari of Nigeria / Joanne B. Eicher -- Lantana beads: gender issues in their production and use / Ann O'Hear -- A short history of rosaries in the Andes / Penny Dransart -- Why do they like red? Beads, ethnicity and gender in Ecuador / Lynn A. Meisch -- African American jewellery before the Civil War / Helen Bradley Foster -- Beads and breasts: the negotiation of gender roles and power at New Orleans Mardi Gras / Laurie A. Wilkie -- Beads, prestige and life among the Kelabit of Sarawak, East Malaysia / Monica Janowski -- Greek beads of the Mycenaean period (ca 1650-1100 BC): the age of the heroines of Greek tradition and mythology / Helen Hughes-Brock -- An archaeological investigation into ancient Chinese beads / Cecilia Braghin -- What beads mean to craft producers supported by Oxfam / Carol Wills -- Don't get your necklaces in a twist! Often-used specialist bead terms and their definitions for researchers and collectors / Stefany Tomalin.