African pottery roulettes past and present : techniques, identification and distribution / / edited by A. Haour [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
African pottery roulettes past and present : techniques, identification and distribution / / edited by A. Haour [et al.]
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| 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
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| 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.: | 9910818954103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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