The things we value : culture and history in Solomon Islands /

The Things We Value takes as its subject the creativity and cultural heritage of Solomon Islands, focusing on the kinds of objects produced and valued by local communities across this diverse country in the south-west Pacific. Combining historical and interpretive analyses with personal memories and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: British Museum (sponsoring body,, organizer of meeting.), Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (sponsoring body.), Arts & Humanities Research Council (Great Britain) (sponsoring body.), Bergen Pacific Studies Research Group (sponsoring body.)
Otros Autores: Burt, Ben (Editor ), Bolton, Lissant, 1954- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canon Pyon : Sean Kingston Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Solomon Islanders > History > Congresses.
Solomon Islanders > Social life and customs > Congresses.
Cultural property > Solomon Islands > History > Congresses.
Material culture > Solomon Islands > History > Congresses.
Art, Solomon Islands > History > Congresses.
Wood-carving > Solomon Islands > History > Congresses.
Ethnology > Solomon Islands > Congresses.
Salomonais > Histoire > Congrès.
Salomonais > Mœurs et coutumes > Congrès.
Culture matérielle > Salomon > Histoire > Congrès.
Art salomonais > Histoire > Congrès.
Sculpture sur bois (Arts décoratifs) > Salomon > Histoire > Congrès.
Ethnologie > Salomon > Congrès.
Antiquities
Art, Solomon Islands
Cultural property
Ethnology
Material culture
Solomon Islanders
Solomon Islanders > Social life and customs
Wood-carving
Kultur
Ethnologie
Kunst
Sachkultur
Solomon Islands > History > Congresses.
Solomon Islands > Antiquities > Congresses.
Salomon > Histoire > Congrès.
Solomon Islands
Salomoninseln
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Things We Value takes as its subject the creativity and cultural heritage of Solomon Islands, focusing on the kinds of objects produced and valued by local communities across this diverse country in the south-west Pacific. Combining historical and interpretive analyses with personal memories and extensive illustrations, the contributors examine such distinctive forms as red feather-money, shell valuables, body ornaments, war canoes, ancestral stones and wood carvings. Their essays discuss the materials, designs, manufacture, properties and meanings of artefacts from across the country. Sol.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781907774744
1907774742

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