TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerdes,Paulus
TI  - Women, art and geometry in Southern Africa
SN  - 0865436010 (hb)
AV  - TT119.S64 G47 1998
U1  - 745.4/4968 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Trenton, NJ
PB  - Africa World Press
KW  - Handicraft
KW  - Africa, Southern
KW  - Decoration and ornament
KW  - Ethnomathematics
KW  - Geometry in art
KW  - Women artisans
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-237); 1; Sipatsi - woven handbags --; 2; Titja - coiled baskets --; 3; Mat weaving --; 4; Buhlolo - string figures --; 5; Oku-taleka - decorated pottery --; 6; Mafielo - grass brooms --; 7; Nembo - tattooing and body painting --; 8; Ovilame - bead ornaments --; 9; Litema - mural decoration --; 10; Ikghuptu - mural decoration --; 11; Pythagoras a woman? - Example of an educational-mathematical examination --; App. 1; On the Geometry of Pottery Decoration by Yao Women (Nyassa Province) --; App. 2; Classification of strip patterns
N2  - 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
ER  -