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.is the geometric designs and simple figurative patterns in Navajo and Scandinavian loom-woven rugs. ... Other traditional American rugs include those made with cloth rags and small handheld tools: shirred, braided, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, appliquAcd, yarn-sewn, and hooked. ... Other regional enclaves of rug-making cottage industries, often with similar circumstances documented by folkloristsanbsp;...
Title | : | Encyclopedia of American Folklife |
Author | : | Simon J Bronner |
Publisher | : | Routledge - 2015-03-04 |
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