Feather 'tis nobler in the mind: A case study in featherwork, indigeneity, and the West at the Nasher Art Museum
by Fox, Elizabeth L., M.A., THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, 2010, 81 pages; 1480038

Abstract:

This thesis attempts to identify a feathered coat offered to the Nasher Museum of Art for acquisition in January 2010. Each chapter explores a major method of identification: materials, taxonomy and construction techniques, and design elements. These methods will be used to place the Nasher coat in the contexts of Amazonian and Peruvian featherwork. Though this thesis ultimately will not be able to offer a firm identification of the coat, it will both critically engage Western concepts of indigeneity and suggest directions for further study.
 
AdviserEduardo De J Douglas
SchoolTHE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
SourceMAI/ 49-01, p. , Sep 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsLatin American history; Latin American studies; Native American studies
Publication Number1480038
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