Global trade and cultural authentication : the Kalabari of the Niger Delta
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Global trade and cultural authentication : the Kalabari of the Niger Delta
Indiana University Press, c2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-300) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Global Trade and Cultural Authentication, edited by Joanne Eicher, showcases the complexity and enduring aesthetic and ingenuity of Kalabari artisans. The Kalabari people, most of whom make their homes in the eastern Niger Delta region of western Africa, are renowned for the artistry in working with globally imported textiles and dress for centuries.
The 22 essays in this edited volume feature the work of leading Nigerian and American scholars and offer an in-depth, nuanced understanding of Kalabari textiles, aesthetics, and engagement with past and present global trade networks.
Using dress and textiles as a lens, Global Trade and Cultural Authentication explores the Kalabari people's centuries-long role in the global trade arena. Their economic interconnectedness demonstrates that Africa was never a "dark continent" but, rather, critically involved in a global trade built around Kalabari resourcefulness and imagination.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments Preface I. Cultural Authentication and Textiles 1. Dress, Textiles, and the Kalabari Material World, by Joanne B. Eicher and Tonye Victor Erekosima 2. Kalabari Cut-Thread and Pulled-Thread Cloth, by Tonye Victor Erekosima and Joanne B. Eicher 3. Cut-Thread Cloth Characteristics, by Otto Charles Thieme 4. "Our Great Mother . . . Tied This Cloth", by Elisha P. Renne 5. The Economics of Making Pelete Bite, by Joanne B. Eicher, Tonye Victor Erekosima, and Carl Liedholm 6. Indian Madras Plaids as Real India, by Sandra Lee Evenson 7. Ecological Systems Theory and the Significance of Imported Madras Cloth, by Joanne B. Eicher, Tonye Victor Erekosima, and Manuella Daba BobManuel-Meyer Petgrave 8. India and West Africa, by Barbara Sumberg and Joanne B. Eicher 9. Designed for Wrapping, by Hazel Ann Lutz II. Kalabari Dress 10. Male and Female Artistry, by M. Catherine Daly, Joanne B. Eicher, and Tonye Victor Erekosima 11. The Stages of Traditional Womanhood, by M. Catherine Daly 12. Dress and Gender in Women's Societies, by Susan O. Michelman and Joanne B. Eicher 13. The Aesthetics of Men's Dress, by Tonye Victor Erekosima and Joanne B. Eicher
- with Chapter Addendum: Aesthetics of the Color White in Kalabari Men's Dress, by Tonye Victor Erekosima 14. Dress as a Symbol of Identity of Sir (Chief) O. K. Isokariari, by Joanne B. Eicher 15. Beaded and Bedecked, by Joanne B. Eicher 16. Coral Use and Meaning, by Susan J. Torntore 17. Headwear, by Joanne B. Eicher and Tonye Victor Erekosima III. Kalabari Rituals 18. Celebration and Display, by Joanne B. Eicher and Tonye Victor Erekosima 19. Fitting Farewells, by Joanne B. Eicher and Tonye Victor Erekosima 20. Centenary and Masquerade Rituals, by Joanne B. Eicher 21. Kalabari Rituals and Dress as Multisensory Experiences, by Joanne B. Eicher IV. The Kalabari Diaspora 22. The Kalabari Diaspora in the Twenty-First Century, by Joanne B. Eicher Bibliography Glossary Index
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