E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten
MacKenzie Androgynous Objects
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-70486-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
String Bags and Gender in Central New Guinea
E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten
Reihe: Studies in Anthropology and History
ISBN: 978-1-317-70486-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Androgynous Objects explores the way meaning is encoded in material culture by focusing on the androgynous symbolism of the looped string bag, or bilum, of the Telefol people of Central New Guinea. The web of meanings 'woven' into the bag is shown to extend beyond women's lives and bodies. It is open to manipulation and reformation in a variety of contexts and is used by both Telefol women and men to explore, and so explain the complexities and ambiguities inherent in their social life.