Women Potters / pottery Asia Americas Africa Caribbean etc

Women Potters: Transforming Traditions -by Moira Vincentelli / Rutgers University Press (includes: Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Native American, Caribbean & African-American Peoples, Mexico & Central America, South America, etc)

By: Vincentelli, Moira / Rutgers University Press ........................... ------------( 1st Printing of the First US Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, small nick and a bit of curling at lower spine tip of jacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 240 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations, maps, ---"It is often claimed that women were the first potters. While this may or may not be the case, the earliest pottery techniques are still used today in many parts of the world, largely by women. This beautifully illustrated book brings to light the often uncelebrated contributions women potters make to their cultures and describes the practical details of their craft. ---Moira Vincentelli proposes that a womens tradition in ceramics is one in which pottery making is a gendered activity intimately connected with female identity. Such work is easily taken for granted as mere everyday household equipment with no status as art. Vincentelli argues, however, that value is not intrinsic to an object, and a simple cooking pot or water jar can take on high importance if the significance for owners and users is considered -- water out of a particular jar is said to taste sweeter, and a cooking pot is often buried with its owner, or broken when someone dies. ---Vincentelli guides the reader through these traditions continent by continent with beautiful, detailed maps and stunning color photographs from around the world. Central to her argument is the proposition that, far from disappearing, as is so often claimed, these traditions are adapting and accommodating to new conditions. Often potters are the bearers of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized world. This book will appeal not only to those interested in ceramics, but also to those with an interest in non-western traditions, womens studies, material culture, archaeology, and social anthropology"---, ........................... Edition: First Edition

ISBN Number: 0813533813

ISBN-13: 9780813533810

Illustrator: Photo Cover

Location Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press ( RUP ), 2004, 1st US Edition, First Printing: 2004

Binding: Hard Cover

Book Condition: Near Fine (see description)

Jacket Condition: Near Fine (see description)

Inscription: Not Signed

Size: 9w x 11h Inches

Type: Flap Not Clipped

Categories: Art

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