In this thesis I investigate social processes that motivate the contemporary reproduction
and public dissemination of older Central Coast Salish spindle whorls. In a case study, I develop
a cultural biography of spindle whorls to examine how material culture produced by past
generations informs contemporary activity. Visual materials, first- and third-person accounts
and writings in three areas—material culture, the social nature of art and colonialism—are drawn
together to demonstrate that spindle whorl production and circulation is grounded in social and
historical contingencies specific to Central Coast Salish First Nations. I propose that in using
spindle whorls, Central Coast Salish people are drawing on the past to strengthen their position
within current circumstances.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/10270 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Keighley, Diane Elizabeth |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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