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Author:

Becker, Cynthia J., 1965-

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xiii, 225 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Arts, Berber--Morocco.
Women artists--Morocco.
Ethnicity in art.
Identity (Psychology) in art.
Berbers--Morocco--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index.

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.

ISBN:

9780292712959
0292712952

LCCN:

2006002245

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)