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African pottery roulettes, past and present : techniques, identification and distribution /

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 ti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Haour, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Oxford, UK ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781842178751
184217875X
1299485022
9781299485020