Androgynous Objects
String Bags and Gender in Central New Guinea| By: | Maureen A. MacKenzie |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9789057022708 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781317704867 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1998 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
Lifetime - $86.24
eBook Features
Instant Access
Purchase and read your book immediately
Read Offline
Access your eTextbook anytime and anywhere
Study Tools
Built-in study tools like highlights and more
Read Aloud
Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you
Details
Table of Contents
Androgynous Objects explores the way meaning is encoded in material culture by focusing on the androgynous symbolism of the looped string bag, or bilum, of the Telefol people of Central New Guinea. The web of meanings 'woven' into the bag is shown to extend beyond women's lives and bodies. It is open to manipulation and reformation in a variety of contexts and is used by both Telefol women and men to explore, and so explain the complexities and ambiguities inherent in their social life.