The following text field will produce suggestions that follow it as you type.

Amazigh Arts in Morocco by Cynthia Becker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Compare Amazigh Arts in Morocco by Cynthia Becker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Cynthia Becker

$30.95

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 beautiful-and they are typically made by women. Like other Amazigh (Berber) groups (but in contrast to the Arab societies of North Africa), the Ait Khabbash have entrusted their artistic responsibilities to women. Cynthia Becker spent years in Morocco living among these women and, through family connections and female fellowship, achieved unprecedented access to the artistic rituals of the Ait Khabbash. The result is more than a stunning examination of the arts themselves, it is also an illumination of women's roles in Islamic North Africa and the many ways in which women negotiate complex social and religious issues. One of the reasons Amazigh women are artists is that the arts are expressions of ethnic identity, and it follows that the guardians of Amazigh identity ought to be those who literally ensure its continuation from generation to generation, the Amazigh women. Not surprisingly, the arts are visual expressions of womanhood, and fertility symbols are prevalent. Controlling the visual symbols of Amazigh identity has given these women power and prestige. Their clothing, tattoos, and jewelry are public identity statements; such public artistic expressions contrast with the stereotype that women in the Islamic world are secluded and veiled. But their role as public identity symbols can also be restrictive, and history (French colonialism, the subsequent rise of an Arab-dominated government in Morocco, and the recent emergence of a transnational Berber movement) has forced Ait Khabbash women to adapt their arts as their people adapt to the contemporary world. By framing Amazigh arts with historical and cultural context, Cynthia Becker allows the reader to see the full measure of these fascinating artworks. | Amazigh Arts in Morocco by Cynthia Becker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Compare similar products to Cynthia Becker

Channeling Moroccanness by Becky L. Schulthies, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Channeling Moroccanness by Becky L. Schulthies, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $45.99
Women Artisans Of Morocco by Susan Schaefer Davis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Women Artisans Of Morocco by Susan Schaefer Davis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $48.95
The Berbers Of Morocco by Michael Peyron, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

The Berbers Of Morocco by Michael Peyron, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $59.95
The Theatres of Morocco Algeria and Tunisia by Khalid Amine, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

The Theatres of Morocco Algeria and Tunisia by Khalid Amine, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $80.50
Learning In Morocco by Charis Boutieri, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Learning In Morocco by Charis Boutieri, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $110.95
Inside Marrakesh by Meryanne Loum-martin, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Inside Marrakesh by Meryanne Loum-martin, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $80.00
Jewish Morocco by Emily Benichou Gottreich, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Jewish Morocco by Emily Benichou Gottreich, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $62.95
The Mellah Of Marrakesh by Emily Benichou Gottreich, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

The Mellah Of Marrakesh by Emily Benichou Gottreich, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $33.95
Living In Morocco Revised Edition by Lisl Dennis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Living In Morocco Revised Edition by Lisl Dennis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $45.95
In Morocco by Edith Wharton, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

In Morocco by Edith Wharton, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $21.89
Moroccan Folktales by Jilali Koudia, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Moroccan Folktales by Jilali Koudia, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $26.95
Behind Moroccan Walls by Henriette Celarie, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Behind Moroccan Walls by Henriette Celarie, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $35.50
Morocco by Marvine Howe, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Morocco by Marvine Howe, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $18.95
Black Morocco by Chouki El Hamel, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Black Morocco by Chouki El Hamel, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $39.95
Moroccan Folktales by Jilali Koudia, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Loading Inventory...

Moroccan Folktales by Jilali Koudia, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $33.95
Powered by Adeptmind