Beads and bead makers : gender, material culture, and meaning
This work analyzes techniques and gendered aspects of the making of beads, as well as their role in trade and body adornment, in a wide range of societies where they have become a symbol of cultural survival and identity.
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xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781859739952, 9781859739907, 9780857854025, 1859739954, 1859739903, 085785402X
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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
Gender in African beadwork: an overview / Margret Carey
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