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Indigenous Body Adornment
by Art History 309 - Spring 2009
Matutaera Tawhiao - the 2nd Maori King
In this Wiki we will collaborate to create an encyclopedia of meanings, symbolisms, and examples of indigenous body adornment.
You can add entries and links as well as new pages to organize this information.
Go to Class Wiki Assignment page.
Go to Team Introduction and Overview to see how your team folder should be organized.
Go to Tips and Ideas page
Class Blog- a place to add thoughts, files, or questions.
Go to Sign-up Sheet for Personal Adornment Presentation
Types of Body Adornment:
Clothing
Tattoos
Jewelry
Hairstyles
Possible Team Research Topics
by Region:
South American
(Canela, Kayapo)
Mezo-America
(Maya, Aztec, Inca)
Africa
Native America
Arctic
(Yupik, Alutiiq, Inuit)
Asia
(Japan, Ainu, China)
Southeast Asia
(Phillipines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Malaysia)
Early European/Christian
Egyptian
Polynesia
(Hawaii, Samoa, Marquesas, Tonga)
Micronesia
Melanesia
New Guinea
By Topic:
Appropriation - "Tribal Tattoos" & Cultural Property
(in modern times or as taken on from sailors in Polynesia in the 18th century)
Scarification
Piercings
Hairstyles
Jewelry
Head shaping
Dental Alteration
Body/Face Painting
Tattooing
Other useful links:
AH309 Wiki Assignment
Wikis - Scholarly or Popular content?
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