Young Brides, Old Treasures

Young Brides, Old Treasures
Author: Bobbie Sumberg
Publisher: Museum of International Folk Art & Macedonian Arts Council
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780295991634

Presents selections of complete Macedonian folk outfits with jewelry from the Museum of International Folk Art, focusing on wedding garb.

Early Valley Treasures

Early Valley Treasures
Author: Claude C. Laval
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2005
Genre: Fresno Region (Calif.)
ISBN: 1884995470

The arrival of photographer Claude C 'Pop' Laval in Fresno in 1911, marked the beginning of a commercial photography career that would span fifty-five years. During this time he took pictures of the region. This title features his photographs that give the people of Fresno and the Valley an opportunity to view their historic community.

The Art & Tradition of Beadwork

The Art & Tradition of Beadwork
Author: Marsha C. Bol
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 1159
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1423631803

A former professor and museum director offers a fascinating, in-depth look at the culture and history of beaded objects around the world. From a beaded dress found in an ancient Egyptian tomb to the beaded fringe on a 1920s Parisian flapper’s hem, humans throughout history have used beading as a way to express, adorn, and tell a story. Bol explores beadwork across the world and through the ages, showing how beading has taken on many different styles, forms, and purposes for different cultures. She looks at children’s clothing, puberty ceremonies, burials, emblems of social status and leadership, festivals, and many other cultural occasions that involve the use of beadwork. Images of artifacts and heirlooms as well as photography of people and their beadwork enhance the scholarship of this book for a beautiful, enlightening addition to art, history, multicultural collections everywhere.

Costume

Costume
Author: The Costume Society
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2020-08-26
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1000158438

This volume, consisting of papers originally delivered at the Sport and Fashion symposium in 2011, celebrates the connection between sport and the clothes and fashion which are associated with certain sporting activities. Articles include a study of Olympic swimming costumes, women's sport during the inter-war period, the use of sportsmen by clothing industries for brand marketing, and the aesthetic significance of certain items of clothing, specifically the shirt worn by Maradona during the 1986 Argentina-England World Cup quarter final. For more information, visit: www.maney.co.uk/journals/cos

Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Author: Agata Ulanowska
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2022-04-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030921700

The diverse developments in textile research of the last decade, along with the increased recognition of the importance of textile studies in adjacent fields, now merit a dedicated, full-length publication entitled “Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles”. With this volume, the authors and the editors wish to illustrate to the current impact of textile archaeology on the scholarly perception of the past (not limited to archaeology alone). The volume presents new insights into the consumption, meaning, use and re-use of textiles and dyes, all of which are topics of growing importance in textile research. As indicated by the title, we demonstrate the continued importance of interdisciplinarity by showcasing several ‘interwoven’ approaches to environmental and archaeological remains, textual and iconographic sources, archaeological experiments and ethnographic data, from a large area covering Europe and the Mediterranean, Near East, Africa and Asia. The chronological span is deliberately wide, including materials dating from c. 6th millennium BCE to c. mid-14th century CE. The volume is organised in four parts that aim to reflect the main areas of the textile research in 2020. After the two introductory chapters (Part I: About this Volume and Textile Research in 2020), follow two chapters referring to dyes and dyeing technology in which analytical and material-based studies are linked to contextual sources (Part II: Interdisciplinarity of Colour: Dye Analyses and Dyeing Technologies). The six chapters of Part III: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Textile Tools discuss textiles and textile production starting from the analyses of tools, whether functional or as representative of technological developments or user identity. Archaeological and cultural contexts as well as textile traditions are the main topics of the six chapters in Part IV: Traditions and Contexts: Fibres, Fabrics, Techniques, Uses and Meanings. The two final chapters in Part V: Digital Tools refer to the use of digital tools in textile research, presenting two different case studies.

Global Trade and Cultural Authentication

Global Trade and Cultural Authentication
Author: Joanne B. Eicher
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253062624

Global Trade and Cultural Authentication, edited by Joanne Eicher, showcases the complexity and enduring aesthetic and ingenuity of Kalabari artisans. The Kalabari people, most of whom make their homes in the eastern Niger Delta region of western Africa, are renowned for the artistry in working with globally imported textiles and dress for centuries. The 22 essays in this edited volume feature the work of leading Nigerian and American scholars and offer an in-depth, nuanced understanding of Kalabari textiles, aesthetics, and engagement with past and present global trade networks. Using dress and textiles as a lens, Global Trade and Cultural Authentication explores the Kalabari people's centuries-long role in the global trade arena. Their economic interconnectedness demonstrates that Africa was never a "dark continent" but, rather, critically involved in a global trade built around Kalabari resourcefulness and imagination.

Love Amid the Ashes (Treasures of His Love Book #1)

Love Amid the Ashes (Treasures of His Love Book #1)
Author: Mesu Andrews
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1441214828

Readers often think of Job sitting on the ash heap, his life in shambles. But how did he get there? What was Job's life like before tragedy struck? What did he think as his world came crashing down around him? And what was life like after God restored his wealth, health, and family? Through painstaking research and a writer's creative mind, Mesu Andrews weaves an emotional and stirring account of this well-known story told through the eyes of the women who loved him. Drawing together the account of Job with those of Esau's tribe and Jacob's daughter Dinah, Love Amid the Ashes breathes life, romance, and passion into the classic biblical story of suffering and steadfast faith.

The Jade Bracelet

The Jade Bracelet
Author: Wilma Wall
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 154
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0825498686

A heartfelt story of three women, bound together by family ties, yet torn apart by conflicts and differences. Will a trip back to China and a long-lost jade bracelet bring reconciliation for them? Guaranteed fiction!