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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christine Mullen Kreamer , Sarah FeePublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.930kg ISBN: 9780295981963ISBN 10: 0295981962 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 March 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsDrawing on museum collections and diplomatic correspondence in Madagascar, the US, and Europe, the authors-anthropologists and experts with diplomatic backgrounds-of these five essays focus on Malagasy textiles as gifts that build relationships among sovereigns, their subjects, and outsiders. Choice Objects as Envoys is handsomely laid out and richly illustrated with beautiful figures of textiles, photographs, postcards, and paintings..A glossary of Malagasy terms and the bibliography at the end of the book are a goldmine for anyone wishing to learn more about the material culture of Madagascar..An important and timely contribution to Madagascar studies. African Arts ... beautifully produced and the photographic reproductions of the textiles are stunning. - Textile History, 35 (2) 2004 Drawing on museum collections and diplomatic correspondence in Madagascar, the US, and Europe, the authorsanthropologists and experts with diplomatic backgroundsof these five essays focus on Malagasy textiles as gifts that build relationships among sovereigns, their subjects, and outsiders. Choice Objects as Envoys is handsomely laid out and richly illustrated with beautiful figures of textiles, photographs, postcards, and paintings..A glossary of Malagasy terms and the bibliography at the end of the book are a goldmine for anyone wishing to learn more about the material culture of Madagascar..An important and timely contribution to Madagascar studies. African Arts Author InformationChristine Mullen Kreamer is a curator at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Sarah Fee , a research collaborator at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, has been conducting field research on weaving and social life in Madagascar since 1988 and is co-founder of the Tandroy Ethnographic Museum in Berenty, Madagascar. Other contributors include Zina Andrianarivelo, Mary Jo Arnoldi, Shirley E. Barnes, Christraud M. Geary, Edgar Krebs, Jean-Aimé Rakotoarisoa, and Wendy Walker. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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