Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo

This paper is drawn from a more extensive research conducted by the author in Borneo in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Barat. The Dayak are divided into several groups the best known is called Iban. The material culture of the Iban is characterized by a particular tissue called Ikat or also...

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Main Author: Tiziana Ciavardini
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Language:English
Published: CLUEB 2014-03-01
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description This paper is drawn from a more extensive research conducted by the author in Borneo in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Barat. The Dayak are divided into several groups the best known is called Iban. The material culture of the Iban is characterized by a particular tissue called Ikat or also 'pua Kumbu'. These handmade cloths are used during rituals and in any religious practice. The only way available to preserve the art of weaving ikat is in the preservation of oral history: from mother to daughter down the art of ikat was always a device to communicate our identity.
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spelling doaj-art-357ad039f7dc4a83bcf36564b5fe6b552025-02-04T03:45:18ZengCLUEBEtnoAntropologia2284-01762014-03-0121Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del BorneoTiziana Ciavardini0Università di Bologna This paper is drawn from a more extensive research conducted by the author in Borneo in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Barat. The Dayak are divided into several groups the best known is called Iban. The material culture of the Iban is characterized by a particular tissue called Ikat or also 'pua Kumbu'. These handmade cloths are used during rituals and in any religious practice. The only way available to preserve the art of weaving ikat is in the preservation of oral history: from mother to daughter down the art of ikat was always a device to communicate our identity. https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/87'Dayak''Iban'Weawingritualsikat
spellingShingle Tiziana Ciavardini
Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo
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ikat
title Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo
title_full Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo
title_fullStr Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo
title_short Quando il sacro diventa business: gli ikat del Borneo
title_sort quando il sacro diventa business gli ikat del borneo
topic 'Dayak'
'Iban'
Weawing
rituals
ikat
url https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/87
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