African pottery roulettes past and present : techniques, identification and distribution / edited by A. Haour [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haour, Anne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pottery, African--Technique.

Pottery, African.

Pottery, African--Identification.

Artists' tools--Africa.

Artists' tools.

Pottery--Africa--Marks.

Pottery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present considers ethnographic, museological and archaeological approaches to pottery-decorating tools called roulettes, that is to say, short lengths of fibre or wood that are rolled over the surface of a vessel for decoration. This book sets out, for the first time, a solid typology for the classification of African pottery decorated with such tools, and forges a consensus on common methodology and standards. It gives an overview of history of research into roulette decoration in Africa and elsewhere Jomon Japan, Neolithic Europe, Siberia, and New York amon

Contents:

section 1. Modern roulettes in sub-Saharan Africa

section 2. A method of identification for rolled impressed decorations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-84217-875-X

1-299-48502-2

OCLC:

841909132