Amazigh Arts in Morocco : : Women Shaping Berber Identity / / Cynthia Becker.
In southeastern Morocco, around the oasis of Tafilalet, the Ait Khabbash people weave brightly colored carpets, embroider indigo head coverings, paint their faces with saffron, and wear ornate jewelry. Their extraordinarily detailed arts are rich in cultural symbolism; they are always breathtakingly...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- A Note on Transcription and Transliteration
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One. Ait Khabbash Textiles:Weaving Metaphors of Identity
- Two. The Art of Dressing the Body
- Three. Dance Performances: Negotiating Gender and Social Change
- Four. Women as Public Symbols of Identity: The Adornment of the Bride and Groom
- Five. Performing Amazigh Gender Roles:Wedding Ceremonies
- Six. Oh, My Sudanese Mother: The Legacy of Slavery in Ait Khabbash Art
- Seven. Contemporary Amazigh Arts: Giving Material Form to Amazigh Consciousness
- Appendix. Selected Songs from Ait KhabbashWeddings
- Notes
- References
- Index