The ceramics of Ráquira, Colombia : gender, work, and economic change /
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| Author / Creator: | Duncan, Ronald J., 1941- |
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| Imprint: | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1998. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11114458 |
| Summary: | <p>"An impressive work. It is an exhaustive study of all aspects of pottery making. . . . Its discussion of the technical and economic aspects is noteworthy and thorough and] its treatment of the cultural and gender context is superb."--Miles Richardson, Louisiana State University<p><br>Ronald Duncan explores the ways that male gender power combined with capitalism to bring about sweeping economic changes and the transformation of a centuries-old tradition of women's ceramics in the Andes. <br> In the village of Raquira, Colombia, two pottery-making styles coexist: while devoting time to domestic tasks, women make traditional cooking pots and water jugs in the same style and with the same hand-working techniques they've used since before the time of Columbus; in contrast, men--working full-time in shops established in the last 50 years--mass-produce planters and other ware, using molds and potter's wheels in a style of primarily Spanish origin. Throughout the community, men control capital and have greater mobility in marketing their products; many women have become assistants to their husbands. Along with discussion of this contrast between cultures, the book raises the issue of whether indigenous pottery in Raquira--highly prized by collectors--will completely disappear in the next century. <br> Filling a gap in village ethnography, this is the first major publication in English on the traditional ceramics of Colombia. It offers both a history of the craft, illustrated with 40 photographs, and a compelling discussion of how individuals, families, and communities respond to historical, economic, and personal change. <br>Ronald J. Duncan is professor of anthropology at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the coauthor of "The Art of Shamanism, Health and Life: Tumaco/La Toli"ta and has written extensively in Spanish on ethnicity and social change. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813022401 9780813022406 |