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Amazigh arts in Morocco : women shaping Berber identity / Cynthia J. Becker.

Author/creator Becker, Cynthia J., 1965-
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiii, 225 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Subject(s)
Arts, Berber--Morocco.
Women artists--Morocco.
Ethnicity in art.
Identity (Psychology) in art.
Berbers--Morocco --Social life and customs.
Contents Ait Khabbash textiles : weaving metaphors of identity -- The art of dressing the body -- Dance performances : negotiating gender and social change -- Women as public symbols of identity : the adornment of the bride and groom -- Performing Amazigh gender roles : wedding ceremonies -- Oh, my Sudanese mother : the legacy of slavery in Ait Khabbash art -- Contemporary Amazigh arts : giving material form to Amazigh consciousness.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index.
LCCN 2006002245
ISBN0292712952
ISBN9780292712959

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