The Archaeology of Clothing and Bodily Adornment in Colonial America - (American Experience in Archaeological Pespective) by Diana Dipaolo Loren
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- "No one who reads this book will ever look at a button, a buckle, or a bead in quite the same way again.
- About the Author: Diana DiPaolo Loren is Associate Curator at Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
- 140 Pages
- Social Science, Archaeology
- Series Name: American Experience in Archaeological Pespective
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"No one who reads this book will ever look at a button, a buckle, or a bead in quite the same way again. Diana Loren adroitly demonstrates how 'small finds' associated with everyday dress and bodily adornment truly mattered in colonial discourses between Europeans and Native Americans over identity, social positioning, and power."--Mary C. Beaudry, Boston University
"Highly readable but also innovative in its approach to a broad array of material from diverse colonial contexts."--Carolyn White, University of Nevada, Reno "Brings together a sampling of the extensive literature on the archaeology of clothing and adornment to argue that artifacts of the body acquire their meaning through cultural practice. Loren shows how dress serves as social discourse and a tool of identity negotiation. In this she is squarely situated in mainstream theoretical approaches in American historical archaeology, including practice theory, critical theory, and archaeology of the social body. The use of clothing and adornment is a powerful way to underscore these concepts."--Kathleen Deagan, Florida Museum of Natural History Diana Loren challenges us to see beyond the essential identity ascribed to an object at the time of its production based upon its intended function and to envision the symbolic meanings and values that artifacts acquire through use.About the Author
Diana DiPaolo Loren is Associate Curator at Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .33 Inches (D)
Weight: .48 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 140
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Archaeology
Series Title: American Experience in Archaeological Pespective
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Format: Paperback
Author: Diana Dipaolo Loren
Language: English
Street Date: July 27, 2011
TCIN: 1001764077
UPC: 9780813038032
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-5109
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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