African pottery roulettes past and present : techniques, identification and distribution / / edited by A. Haour [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Oakville, Conn. : , : Oxbow Books, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 738.3096
• Soggetto topico: Pottery, African - Technique; Pottery, African - Identification; Artists' tools - Africa; Pottery - Africa - Marks
• Altri autori: HaourAnne
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: section 1. Modern roulettes in sub-Saharan Africa -- section 2. A method of identification for rolled impressed decorations.
• Sommario/riassunto: African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present considers ethnographic, museological and archaeological approaches to pottery-decorating tools called roulettes, that is to say, short lengths of fibre or wood that are rolled over the surface of a vessel for decoration. This book sets out, for the first time, a solid typology for the classification of African pottery decorated with such tools, and forges a consensus on common methodology and standards. It gives an overview of history of research into roulette decoration in Africa and elsewhere Jomon Japan, Neolithic Europe, Siberia, and New York amon
• Titolo autorizzato: African pottery roulettes past and present
• ISBN: 1-84217-875-X; 1-299-48502-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786226403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II