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Chains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside -- all ""made with just a pocketknife""--Are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for...

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Main Author: Bronner, Simon J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1996.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:Chains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside -- all ""made with just a pocketknife""--Are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for our society? Simon J. Bronner portrays four wood carvers in southern Indiana, men who had been transplanted from the rural landscapes of their youth to industrial towns. After retiring, they took up a skill they remembered from childhood. Bronner discusses how creativity helped these men adjust to change and how vie
Item Description:A new and updated ed. of: Chain carvers : Lexington, Kentucky, 1985.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-203) and index.
ISBN:9780813147864
0813147867

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