Androgynous Objects String Bags and Gender in Central New Guinea - Studies in Anthropology and History

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781317704867
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	25 Jan 2019
DEWEY:	305.899912
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	-1g
Height:	248mm
Width:	171mm