Introductory Essay Sandra Klopper (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 x 28 cm. 'Illustrating beadwork dating from 1850 to 1910, this book portrays it as an art form to be displayed, not merely an artefact of ethnographic interest. The increasing availability of beads in the 19th century allowed African women to be creative and this study examines examples of their art.' Contents: Introductory essay by Sandra Klopper - from adornment to artefact to art - historical perspectives on South-East African beadwork; early collectors; beads v. indigenous materials; the changing fortune of beads; fashion v. the symbolic use of colour; looking for meaning in style - ethnicity v. regionalism; the creative role of women; the role of beadwork in the articulation of male and female spheres of power and influence; revisiting the past - proud owners of beadwork in the late 20th century; maps of South-East Africa; South-East African beadwork 1850-1910.…