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2186717 |
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OSt |
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20210930192150.0 |
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980514s1998 njuab b 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
98021977 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0865436010 (hb) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0865436029 (pb) |
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(OCoLC)39256669 |
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(OCoLC)ocm39256669 |
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(NNC)2186717 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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OrLoB-B |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
TT119.S64 |
| Item number |
G47 1998 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
745.4/4968 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gerdes, Paulus. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Women, art and geometry in Southern Africa / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Paulus Gerdes. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Trenton, NJ : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Africa World Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 244 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill., map ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-237). |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Miscellaneous information |
1. |
| Title |
Sipatsi - woven handbags -- |
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2. |
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Titja - coiled baskets -- |
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3. |
| Title |
Mat weaving -- |
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4. |
| Title |
Buhlolo - string figures -- |
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5. |
| Title |
Oku-taleka - decorated pottery -- |
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6. |
| Title |
Mafielo - grass brooms -- |
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7. |
| Title |
Nembo - tattooing and body painting -- |
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8. |
| Title |
Ovilame - bead ornaments -- |
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9. |
| Title |
Litema - mural decoration -- |
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10. |
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Ikghuptu - mural decoration -- |
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11. |
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Pythagoras a woman? - Example of an educational-mathematical examination -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
App. 1. |
| Title |
On the Geometry of Pottery Decoration by Yao Women (Nyassa Province) -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
App. 2. |
| Title |
Classification of strip patterns. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The main objective of the book is to call attention to some mathematical ideas incorporated in the patterns invented by women in Southern Africa. An appreciation of these mathematical traditions may lead to their preservation, revival and development. Use of female art traditional forms has implications in the field of mathematics education. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Handicraft |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa, Southern. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Decoration and ornament |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa, Southern. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Ethnomathematics |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa, Southern. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Geometry in art. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Women artisans |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa, Southern. |
| 900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] |
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| Numeration |
TOC |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
