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A Cloth to Wear: Value Embodied in Ghanaian Textiles

  • Kraamer M
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37035-0_6
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Abstract

Drawing on the case study of Ghanaian Kente cloth, economic and social-cultural value is framed as a socially constructed phenomenon. Prices of such goods provide an indicator of community value, whilst belief in the value of an artistic work is a reflection of the production …

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Kraamer, M. (2020). A Cloth to Wear: Value Embodied in Ghanaian Textiles (pp. 109–127). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37035-0_6

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