The Carver's Art : Crafting Meaning from Wood /

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Chains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside -- all ""made with just a pocketknife""--Are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bronner, Simon J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sculpture sur bois > États-Unis > Indiana.
Houtsnijkunst.
Erlebnisbericht
Holzschnitzerei
Biografie
Holzschnitzer
Wood-carving > Psychological aspects.
Wood-carvers.
Folk art > Psychological aspects.
Chains.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Carving.
Chaînes > Folklore.
Art populaire > Indiana > Aspect psychologique.
Sculpture sur bois (Arts decoratifs) > Indiana > Aspect psychologique.
Sculpteurs sur bois > Indiana > Entretiens.
Chains > Folklore.
Folk art > Indiana > Psychological aspects.
Wood-carving > Indiana > Psychological aspects.
Wood-carvers > Indiana > Interviews.
Indiana
Indiana.
Interviews.
Folklore.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Author's Note to Paperback Edition; Preface; Illustration Credits; Prologue; CHAPTER ONE: Part of You Is in a Carving; CHAPTER TWO: Bet You Don't Know How I Made This; CHAPTER THREE: How Do You Figure It, That Darn Stuff?; Epilogue; Ten Years Later; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

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