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A Sourcebook For The Interpretation Of Traditional Dance By Outdoor Museums & Historic Sites, Jan Alm Sep 1981

A Sourcebook For The Interpretation Of Traditional Dance By Outdoor Museums & Historic Sites, Jan Alm

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Folklife scholars often produce work which is valuable to outdoor museums and historic sites. Folklife scholars deal with functional, contextual, emic, and interdisciplinary studies--all approaches which produce valuable interpretive data for museums and sites. This thesis is an example of folklife work designed for use in the museum field.

Outdoor museums and historic sites are increasingly involved with the interpretation of social and emotional life. Because it is a social and emotional event, dance can be a valuable part of this interpretation.

Sites and museums developing programs of traditional dance interpretation may find it helpful to follow several steps: 1.) …


A Guide To The Dispersal Of Zoological Material From Captain Cook’S Voyages, P. J. P. Whitehead Sep 1978

A Guide To The Dispersal Of Zoological Material From Captain Cook’S Voyages, P. J. P. Whitehead

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The 1780 Russian Inventory Of Cook Artifacts, Robert D. Craig Sep 1978

The 1780 Russian Inventory Of Cook Artifacts, Robert D. Craig

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Noël L. Mcgrevy Review Of Fergus Clunie, Fijian Weapons And Warfare, Noël L. Mcgrevy Sep 1978

Noël L. Mcgrevy Review Of Fergus Clunie, Fijian Weapons And Warfare, Noël L. Mcgrevy

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Deborah B. Waite Review Of H. W. Voyce, Design Work As Shown On Bougainville Arrows And Spears, Deborah B. Waite Sep 1978

Deborah B. Waite Review Of H. W. Voyce, Design Work As Shown On Bougainville Arrows And Spears, Deborah B. Waite

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Historical Development Of Basic Woodworking Hand Tools, Sidney R. Deane Aug 1965

The Historical Development Of Basic Woodworking Hand Tools, Sidney R. Deane

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) present a history of the evolution of basic woodworking hand tools; (2) to relate the tools and methods used by frontier craftsmen; and (3) to compare the structure of modern woodworking hand tools with older tools.