The Thrill of the Line, the String, and the Frond, or why the Abelam are a non-cloth culture
1996 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Hauser-Schäublin, Brigitta
- Abstract
- With few exceptions, weaving was traditionally unknown in Oceania. Yet soft, pliable bark cloth - often richly decorated - was produced, and used like textiles, especially in Polynesia. This cloth was artistically draped around objects and people and in t
- Issue Date
- 1996
- Journal
- Oceania
- Organization
- Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät ; Institut für Ethnologie
- File Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
