Wrapping and unwrapping material culture: archaeological and anthropological perspectives
Éditeur :
Left Coast Press Inc
ISBN :
9781611328875
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
521 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Using examples as diverse as Egyptian mummies, Celtic tombs, Native American ceremonial bundles, and contemporary African textiles, twelve archaeologist and anthropologist contributors show how acts of wrapping and unwrapping are embedded in beliefs and thoughts of a particular time and place.