Flowers in the Art of Dress across the World

McNeil, PK

Flowers in the Art of Dress across the World

McNeil, PK

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Publisher:: Berg
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Volume 10: Global Perspectives, 2010, 1, pp. 146 - 155
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	McNeil, PK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-4196	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Eicher Joanne, B	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Tortora Phyllis, G	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Volume 10: Global Perspectives, 2010, 1, pp. 146 - 155	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-84788-399-5	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/14311
dc.description.abstract	When an object or motif is universal, there is a tendency to trivialize it. 'Ihis is undoubtedly (he case with the theme of flowers in its relationship to [,lshion and textiles, 11le floral motif is cross~cultural and ubiquitous but is connected in highly specific ways to different systems of social organization, personal adornment, and religious practice. 'Illc ways in which flowers and their representations are used highlight attitudes toward covering the body and adorning the head, as well as complex relationships to worship and sacrifice.	en_US
dc.publisher	Berg	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Volume 10: Global Perspectives	en_US
dc.title	Flowers in the Art of Dress across the World	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.location	Oxford and New York	en_US
utslib.for	120301 Design History and Theory	en_US
utslib.citation.edition	1	en_US
dc.location.activity	Ruhr, Germany
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

When an object or motif is universal, there is a tendency to trivialize it. 'Ihis is undoubtedly (he case with the theme of flowers in its relationship to [,lshion and textiles, 11le floral motif is cross~cultural and ubiquitous but is connected in highly specific ways to different systems of social organization, personal adornment, and religious practice. 'Illc ways in which flowers and their representations are used highlight attitudes toward covering the body and adorning the head, as well as complex relationships to worship and sacrifice.

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