Nomadic Felts (Artistic Traditions in World Cultures)
Factually and historically,Nomadic Feltsis spell-binding! For feltmakers, students, textile specialists and researchers this is so informative. From the first chapter you will appreciate the deep significance of felt throughout many societies and the ethnography of feltmaking peoples. Not since Mary Burketts bookThe Art of the Felt Makerin 1979 has a book been published that enriches our understanding of felt in the past. It is full of magnificent illustrations that supplement the text while complementing the descriptions of the many patterns.' (Ann RossFelt Matters, Issue 1021900-01-00)Textile researchers, art historians, and anthropologists will learn much from this text...Bunn succeeds in unveiling the startlingly broad cross-cultural salience and profound time depth of this fundamental fabric.' (Hildi Hendrickson, Long Island UniversityJournal of Anthropological Research2011-01-00)