Pacific pattern
Keuchler, Susanne2005
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Many of the most appealing designs have been expressed in the form of patterns. This is evident in the Pacific region, which is home to some of the most innovative patterns in fabric and fibre.
Main title:
Pacific pattern / by Susanne Keuchler, Graeme Were
Imprint:
London Thames & Hudson 2005
Collation:
207 p illustrations (chiefly colour ) colour map
Contents:
A history of pattern in fibre and fabric in the South Pacific. European exploration and stereotypes Collecting in the Pacific New ideas, materials and techniques Colonialism, independence and diasporaTraditional pattern : techniques and media. String-based media Lattice-based media From utility to sanctityContemporary pattern : materiality and modernity. The importance of cloth Sewing and the body politic Fashioning modernity New materialsPattern in architecture and interior design. House, growth and life Men's houses in Melanesia Ritual space in Polynesia Church architecturePatterns on the body. Designing the body Hair Paint The indelible markPatterns of the mind. String and square in Tonga Layer and lattice in the Cook Islands.
ISBN:
050051237X (hbk)
Dewey class:
745.0995 PAC
Language:
English
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BRN:
5778
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