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008			980514s1998 njuab b 000 0 eng
010			_a 98021977
020			_a0865436010 (hb)
020			_a0865436029 (pb)
035			_a(OCoLC)39256669
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm39256669
035			_a(NNC)2186717
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dOrLoB-B
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050	0	0	_aTT119.S64 _bG47 1998
082	0	0	_a745.4/4968 _221
100	1		_aGerdes, Paulus.
245	1	0	_aWomen, art and geometry in Southern Africa / _cPaulus Gerdes.
260			_aTrenton, NJ : _bAfrica World Press, _cc1998.
300			_axi, 244 p. : _bill., map ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 234-237).
505	0	0	_g1. _tSipatsi - woven handbags -- _g2. _tTitja - coiled baskets -- _g3. _tMat weaving -- _g4. _tBuhlolo - string figures -- _g5. _tOku-taleka - decorated pottery -- _g6. _tMafielo - grass brooms -- _g7. _tNembo - tattooing and body painting -- _g8. _tOvilame - bead ornaments -- _g9. _tLitema - mural decoration -- _g10. _tIkghuptu - mural decoration -- _g11. _tPythagoras a woman? - Example of an educational-mathematical examination -- _gApp. 1. _tOn the Geometry of Pottery Decoration by Yao Women (Nyassa Province) -- _gApp. 2. _tClassification of strip patterns.
520			_aThe 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	_aHandicraft _zAfrica, Southern.
650		0	_aDecoration and ornament _zAfrica, Southern.
650		0	_aEthnomathematics _zAfrica, Southern.
650		0	_aGeometry in art.
650		0	_aWomen artisans _zAfrica, Southern.
900			_bTOC
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c2352 _d2352