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Folk furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites and Ukrainians / John Fleming & Michael Rowan ; photographs by James A. Chambers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fleming, John A., 1935-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hutterian Brethren--Material culture--Canada.
- Hutterian Brethren.
- Furniture--Canada.
- Furniture.
- Folk art--Canada.
- Folk art.
- Dukhobors--Material culture--Canada.
- Dukhobors.
- Mennonites--Material culture--Canada.
- Mennonites.
- Ukrainians--Material culture--Canada.
- Ukrainians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With over 100 colour photographs, Folk Furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites and Ukrainians offers a stunning visual record of the culture and values of these four ethno-cultural groups. Authors John Fleming and Michael Rowan take an interpretative approach to the importance of folk furniture and its intimate ties to people's values and beliefs. Photographer James Chambers beautifully captures both representative and exceptional artefacts, from large furniture items such as storage chests, benches, cradles, and tables, to small kitchen items including spoons, breadboxes, and cookie cutters.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""Utopian Ideology and Folk Traditions""; ""Dourhobors: Geomerty, Flowers and Common Space""; ""Hutterites: Visual Anonymity, Practial Design""; ""Mennonites: Utopian Vision in Yellow and Black""; ""Ukrainians: Peasant Baroque and a Taste for Ornament""; ""Tradition, Adaptation and Cultural Identity""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4593-0382-2
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