Beads and Bead Makers: Gender, Material Culture and Meaning

By: Sciama, Lidia D.

Book Overview

Beads have been used since antiquity, not only to dress the body, but as measures of value in economic and ritual exchanges. Their popularity has never waned, and in recent years their trade has enjoyed a world-wide revival. Beads have deep and multiple meanings: in many cultures, together with garments, they reflect age, gender and social status, and are a vehicle through which people store, exchange and transmit wealth. This absorbing book analyzes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859739954
• ISBN13: 9781859739952
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Berg 3pl
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"