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Fon appliqued cloths
African arts • 13 (2) • Published In 1980 • Pages: 28-41, 87-88
By: Adams, Monni.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses changes in the meaning and function of traditional Fon appliqued cloth arts, projecting varied and fascinating images of objects, animals and people. Often drawn on rectangular panels suitable as wall hangings or pillow covers, these cloth pictures have recently become a popular tourist art widely available for visitors. Prior to the French conquest of Dahomey in 1892, however, appliqued hangings and banners conveyed religious and political meanings. Successive Dahomey kings claimed rights over the production and distribution of these art forms.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Clothing manufacture
- Paraphernalia
- Visual arts
- Verbal arts
- Special garments
- Uniform and accouterment
- Occupational specialization
- Chief executive
- Status, role, and prestige
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fon
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1700-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Dahomey Kingdom (Benin since 1975)
- NotesAdditional notes
- Monni Adams
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sf 77000055
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fon (African people)