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1 online resource (x, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Elaborating the history, variety, pervasiveness, and function of the adornments and ornaments with which we beautify ourselves, this book takes in human prehistory, ancient civilizations, hunter-foragers, and present-day industrial societies to tell a captivating story of hair, skin, and make-up practices across times and cultures. From the decline of the hat, the function of jewelry and popularity of tattooing to the wealth of grave goods found in the Upper Paleolithic burials and body painting of the Nuba, we see that there is no one who does not adorn themselves, their possessions, or their environment. But what messages do these adornments send? Drawing on aesthetics, evolutionary history, archaeology, ethology, anthropology, psychology, cultural history, and gender studies, Stephen Davies brings together African, Australian and North and South American indigenous cultures and unites them around the theme of adornment. He shows us that adorning is one of the few social behaviors that is close to being genuinely universal, more typical and extensive than the high-minded activities we prefer to think of as marking our species religion, morality, and art. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. The Sungir Children -- 2. What Adornment Is -- 3. Bodily Adornment Practices -- 4. Aesthetics and Adornment in Prehistory -- 5. Differences Between Men and Women -- 6. Body-Painting and Makeup -- 7. Scarification and Tattoos -- 8. Piercings, Plugs and Jewelry -- 9. Clothing -- 10. Bali : Sungir Writ Large -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dress accessories -- History.
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Body marking -- History.
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Dress accessories -- Social aspects.
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Body marking -- Social aspects.
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Anthropology. |
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Philosophy: aesthetics. |
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Body marking |
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Dress accessories |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Davies, Stephen, 1950- Adornment. London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020 1350120995 (OCoLC)1106053267 |
| ISBN |
1350121002 (electronic book) |
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9781350121010 (electronic book) |
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1350121010 (electronic book) |
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9781350121003 (electronic book) |
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9781350120990 |
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9781350120983 (paperback) |
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1350120987 (paperback) |
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9781350121027 |
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1350121029 |
| Standard No. |
10.5040/9781350121027 |
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215699 |
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