ISBN:
050051237X
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9780500512371
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
207 S.
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Ill., Kt.
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29cm
DDC:
745.0995
Schlagwort(e):
Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
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Decoration and ornament
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Islands of the Pacific Social life and customs
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Bildband
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Bildband
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Bildband
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Polynesien
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Kunsthandwerk
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Ornament
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Formerly CIP
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A history of pattern in fibre and fabric in the South Pacific. European exploration and stereotypes ; -- Collecting in the Pacific ; -- New ideas, materials and techniques ; -- Colonialism, independence and diaspora -- Traditional pattern : techniques and media. String-based media ; -- Lattice-based media ; -- From utility to sanctity -- Contemporary pattern : materiality and modernity. The importance of cloth ; -- Sewing and the body politic ; -- Fashioning modernity ; -- New materials -- Pattern in architecture and interior design. House, growth and life ; -- Men's houses in Melanesia ; -- Ritual space in Polynesia ; -- Church architecture -- Patterns on the body. Designing the body ; -- Hair ; -- Paint ; -- The indelible mark -- Patterns of the mind. String and square in Tonga ; -- Layer and lattice in the Cook Islands.
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