ISBN:
9781785512636
Language:
English
Pages:
112 pages
DDC:
391.0096
Keywords:
Roth, Norma Canelas Art collections
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George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Museum Catalogs
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Jewelry Exhibitions History 20th century
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Headgear Exhibitions History 20th century
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Clothing and dress Exhibitions History 20th century
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Africa Exhibitions Social life and customs 20th century
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Ausstellungskatalog
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Ausstellungskatalog 18.01.2020-15.05.2020
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Ausstellungskatalog
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Subsaharisches Afrika
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Textilkunst
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Schmuck
Abstract:
Director's foreword / Ena Heller -- Curator's acknowledgements / MacKenzie Moon Ryan -- Conversation between collector and curator / Norma Canelas Roth '65 and MacKenzie Moon Ryan -- African apparel : threaded transformations across the 20th century / MacKenzie Moon Ryan -- Artworks and entries / Morgan Snoap '20 and Cristina Toppin '21 -- Global interactions -- Gender -- Generational conflict and continuity.
Abstract:
"Featuring fifty-five pieces of African textiles, clothing, headwear, and jewelry, African Apparel: Threaded Transformations across the 20th Century celebrates dress as products of global interactions, generational conflict and continuity, and expressions of gender. Richly illustrated, this catalog highlights the strength and resilience of long-standing practices that characterize African dress; the wide variety of cultural, religious, and political motivations for adorning oneself; and the varying identities reflected in analyzing African material culture of the last century and a half. Textile selections include those handwoven and dyed alongside factory-woven and machine-printed cloth, as well as items of adornment including amber and silver jewelry from North Africa, beadwork-embellished clothing from South Africa, and various headdresses from across the continent. This unique collection is explored in conversation with the collector, through an in-depth essay, and with detailed object entries. From European colonization to independence, to economic liberalization, African Apparel demonstrates how dress practices reveal personal and group identities, cultural traditions, and aspirations"--
Note:
Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, January 18 - May 15, 2020
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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