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