Women's work, the first 20, 000 years
Subtitle: women, cloth, and society in early times
By: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Women; Prehistoric Women; Prehistoric Textile fabrics; Work; Ancient Textile fabrics; History
Description: New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-322) and index.