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Unwrapping the Textile Traditions of Madagascar
Edited by Chapurukha M. Kusimba, J. Claire Odland, and Bennet Bronson
- $40.00 paperback (9780930741952) Add to Cart
- hardcover not available
- Published: 2005
- Subject Listing: African Studies, Textiles
- Bibliographic information: 196 pp., 156 illus., 115 in color, 6 maps, notes, bibliog., index 9" x 12"
- Territorial rights: world
- Distributed for: Fowler Museum at UCLA and the Field Museum
- Contents
Unwrapping the Textile Traditions of Madagascar presents the first extensive treatment of Madagascar's textile traditions region by region, giving a systematic overview of the woven products of each part of the country. It includes types of cloth that have previously been overlooked and explores contrasting uses and meanings among the highly varied cultures of the island. It also publishes for the first time many of the remarkable cloths from the collection assembled by Ralph Linton in 1926 and 1927 for the Field Museum.which represents perhaps as much as 50 percent of the textile heritage of Madagascar.
Beautiful color illustrations and scholarly commentary make this book useful for scholars, connoisseurs, and heritage-preservation experts, as well as weavers interested in reviving traditional techniques and designs.
Chapurukha M. Kusimba is associate curator of African archaeology and ethnology, J. Claire Odland is a museum associate, and Bennet Bronson is curator of Asian archaeology and ethnology, all at the Field Museum in Chicago. Other contributors include Sarah Fee, Rebecca L. Green, Edgar Krebs, Ralph Linton, Liliana Mosca, Simon Peers, Richard Peigler, Chantal Radimilahy, Michel Razafiarivony, and Wendy Walker.
Contents
Forewords
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Madagascar and Its Textile Traditions - Chapurukha M. Kusimba
2. Ralph Linton in Madagascar, 1926-1927 - Liliana Mosca
3. Market Day in Madagascar - Ralph Linton
4. The W. T. Rawleigh Collection of Malagasy Portraits, 1910-1930 - Chantal Radimilahy
5. Betsileo Textiles: Negotiating Identity between the Living and the Dead - Rebecca L. Green
6. Textile Traditions of Southwestern Madagascar - Sarah Fee
7. Beyond the Lamba: Costume in the Southeast of Madagascar - Wendy Walker, Sarah Fee, and Edgar Krebs
8. Saklava Textiles in the Field Museum Collection - J. Claire Odland
9. History and Change in the Weaving of Highland Madagascar - Simon Peers
10. The Silk Moths of Madagascar - Richard Peigler
11. Wrapping Up Malagasy Textiles - Bennet Bronson
Appendix A. The Lamba Song - Michel Razafiarivony
Appendix B. Lamba and Proverbs - Chantal Radimilahy
Endnotes
References Cited
Contributors
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Madagascar and Its Textile Traditions - Chapurukha M. Kusimba
2. Ralph Linton in Madagascar, 1926-1927 - Liliana Mosca
3. Market Day in Madagascar - Ralph Linton
4. The W. T. Rawleigh Collection of Malagasy Portraits, 1910-1930 - Chantal Radimilahy
5. Betsileo Textiles: Negotiating Identity between the Living and the Dead - Rebecca L. Green
6. Textile Traditions of Southwestern Madagascar - Sarah Fee
7. Beyond the Lamba: Costume in the Southeast of Madagascar - Wendy Walker, Sarah Fee, and Edgar Krebs
8. Saklava Textiles in the Field Museum Collection - J. Claire Odland
9. History and Change in the Weaving of Highland Madagascar - Simon Peers
10. The Silk Moths of Madagascar - Richard Peigler
11. Wrapping Up Malagasy Textiles - Bennet Bronson
Appendix A. The Lamba Song - Michel Razafiarivony
Appendix B. Lamba and Proverbs - Chantal Radimilahy
Endnotes
References Cited
Contributors
Index
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