Symbolic Ethnicity in the Rag Rug Weaving Craft of Finnish-Americans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symbolic Ethnicity in the Rag Rug Weaving Craft of Finnish-Americans write by Arlene Helen Renken. This book was released on 1986. Symbolic Ethnicity in the Rag Rug Weaving Craft of Finnish-Americans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Finnish American Rag Rugs
Finnish American Rag Rugs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Finnish American Rag Rugs write by Yvonne R. Lockwood. This book was released on 2010. Finnish American Rag Rugs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive "natural history" of a traditional art form honors more than a hundred contemporary Finnish American rag rug weavers and loom builders, whom the author has met and interviewed during more than two decades of research, mostly in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula. As in the classic Finnish American rag rug, Lockwood weaves a colorful yet subdued, artfully lasting, and deeply symbolic tribute that reclaims remnants of past Michigan Traditional Arts Program productions in a fresh composition that will appeal to rag rug artisans, Finns and Finnish Americans, scholars, and a broad public alike. Janet C. Gilmore, Independent Folklorist & Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison --
Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs
Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs write by Heather L. Allen. This book was released on 1998. Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Weaving rag rugs is an old technique that arose out of necessity centuries ago. This book brings rag rugs out of old country cabins and places them beside the best of contemporary crafts and decor. The book explores the fascinating history of rag weaving, then explains step by step how to weave a basic rag rug. Filled with scores of color photos of rugs from around the world, the book is a delight for weavers and nonweavers alike. 260 color and 30 bandw photos.
Wisconsin Folklore
Wisconsin Folklore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wisconsin Folklore write by James P. Leary. This book was released on 1999-01-15. Wisconsin Folklore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Highly entertaining and richly informative, Wisconsin Folklore offers the first comprehensive collection of writings about the surprisingly varied folklore of Wisconsin. Beginning with a historical introduction to Wisconsin's folklore and concluding with an up-to-date bibliography, this anthology offers more than fifty annotated and illustrated entries in five sections: "Terms and Talk," "Storytelling," "Music, Song, and Dance," "Beliefs and Customs," and "Material Traditions and Folklife." The various contributors, from 1884 to 1997, are anthropologists, ethnomusicologists, historians, journalists, museologists, ordinary citizens reminiscing, sociologists, students, writers of fiction, practitioners of folklore, and folklorists. Their interests cover an enormous range of topics: from Woodland Indian place names and German dialect expressions to Welsh nicknames and the jargon of apple-pickers, brewers, and farmers; from Ho-Chunk and Ojibwa mythological tricksters and Paul Bunyan legends to stories of Polish strongmen and Ole and Lena jokes; from Menominee dances and Norwegian fiddling and polka music to African-American gospel groups and Hmong musicians; from faith healers and wedding and funeral customs to seasonal ethnic festivities and tavern amusements; and from spearing decoys and needlework to church dinners, sacred shrines, and the traditional work practices of commercial fishers, tobacco growers, and pickle packers. For general readers, teachers, librarians, and scholars alike, Wisconsin Folklore exemplifies and illuminates Wisconsin's cultural traditions, and establishes the state's significant but long neglected contributions to American folklore.
Encyclopedia of American Folklife
Encyclopedia of American Folklife - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of American Folklife write by Simon J Bronner. This book was released on 2015-03-04. Encyclopedia of American Folklife available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. American folklife is steeped in world cultures, or invented as new culture, always evolving, yet often practiced as it was created many years or even centuries ago. This fascinating encyclopedia explores the rich and varied cultural traditions of folklife in America - from barn raisings to the Internet, tattoos, and Zydeco - through expressions that include ritual, custom, crafts, architecture, food, clothing, and art. Featuring more than 350 A-Z entries, "Encyclopedia of American Folklife" is wide-ranging and inclusive. Entries cover major cities and urban centers; new and established immigrant groups as well as native Americans; American territories, such as Guam and Samoa; major issues, such as education and intellectual property; and expressions of material culture, such as homes, dress, food, and crafts. This encyclopedia covers notable folklife areas as well as general regional categories. It addresses religious groups (reflecting diversity within groups such as the Amish and the Jews), age groups (both old age and youth gangs), and contemporary folk groups (skateboarders and psychobillies) - placing all of them in the vivid tapestry of folklife in America. In addition, this resource offers useful insights on folklife concepts through entries such as "community and group" and "tradition and culture." The set also features complete indexes in each volume, as well as a bibliography for further research.
