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The arts and crafts of the Hunza Valley in Pakistan : living traditions in the Karakoram / Jürgen Wasim Frembgen.
Author
Frembgen, Jürgen Wasim
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Format
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Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Description
110 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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TT104.6.H86 F74 2017
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Handicraft
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Pakistan
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Gilgit-Baltistān
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Decorative arts
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Pakistan
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Gilgit-Baltistān
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Pakistan
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Gilgit-Baltistān
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Summary note
The Arts and Crafts of the Hunza Valley in Pakistan is a thorough ethnographic field research conducted over a period of twenty years. It is augmented by the author's selection of photographs which add depth to the study by providing a frame of reference for the wide array of crafts and lifestyles that existed and continue to flourish in the area. He delves into the variations of art fostered in the Valley, from woodwork to embroidery, by taking into account the geographical and historical links to Central Asia and Kashmir, hence, exploring the amalgamation of cultures that enrich the work. The author has systematically carried out studies of locals from all walks of life. His interviews of master craftspeople, which are on the verge of disappearing along with the correct indigenous terminology, help enhance the distinct cultures of that region. is book is an important reference material for those who are interested in understanding the Hunza region, its people, and its arts and crafts. -- book cover.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102) and index.
Contents
Introduction: An Ethnographic Overview (page 1)
Field Research: The Collection of the Museum Fünf Kontinente in Munich (page 9)
The Material Culture of Hunza and Nager
1. Luxury Items for the Elite (page 14)
2. Jewellery and the Art of the Silversmith (page 17)
3. Embroidery and the Aesthetics of Women (page 27)
4. Historic Silk Production (page 37)
5. Weaving Cloth and Rugs (page 41)
6. Architecture and Carpentry (page 49)
7. Woodcarving (page 67) 8. Musical Instruments (page 77)
9. Weapons, Tools, and the Craft of the Blacksmith (page 81)
10. Basketry and Mat Weaving (page 85)
11. Leatherwork (page 91)
12. Accessories of Falconry (page 95)
13. Stone Vessels (page 97)
14. Calabashes (page 99)
Bibliography (page 101)
Glossary (page 103)
Acknowledgements (page 108)
Index (page 109)
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ISBN
9780199405206
0199405204
LCCN
2017336220
OCLC
989811480
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