9780824812812 - Baskets in Polynesia (Kolowalu Books (Paperback)) von Arbeit, Wendy (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Ex-library copy, with the usual markings/stickers/stamping present, including a slip insert pocket attached to the preliminary pages. Book & text block show general shelf & handling wear. Pages are slightly worn. Preliminary pages may have a few markings; otherwise, interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy!

paperback. Zustand: Sehr gut. Auflage: Illustrated. 136 Seiten Very good, clean copy - Baskets in Polynesia provides an overview of baskets made thoughout central Polynesia from the time of early European contact to the present, observing and comparing regional similarities and differences over the course of two hundred years. Wendy Arbeit has collected and augmented much scattered data. The handsome studio photographs complement the text and show the basic techniques involved in the crea- tion of the baskets, while field photographs show baskets in use. Tables present succinct summaries of regional basket types and the great variety of coco- nut frond baskets. - - Once baskets played an integral part in everyday life in Polynesia. Baskets are still made today, but their role has altered dramatically as a result of changing lifestyles in the island cultures. Most baskets are now created by older women, and knowledge of the techniques of plaiting is in peril of being lost al- together. Documentation of basketry in Polynesia has been uneven and for some island groups totally lacking. With this important book, Arbeit remedies this situation. - ISBN 9780824812812 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 360.