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- catalog abstract ""The 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10986357.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""The 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Sipatsi woven handbags 2. Titja coiled baskets 3. Mat weaving 4. Buhlolo string figures 5. Oku taleka decorated pottery 6. Mafielo grass brooms 7. Nembo tattooing and body painting 8. Ovilame bead ornaments 9. Litema mural decoration 10. Ikghuptu mural decoration 11. Pythagoras a woman? Example of an educational mathematical examination App. 1. On the Geometry of Pottery Decoration by Yao Women (Nyassa Province) App. 2. Classification of strip patterns.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-237).".
- catalog extent "xi, 244 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Women, art and geometry in Southern Africa.".
- catalog identifier "0865436010 (hb)".
- catalog identifier "0865436029 (pb)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Women, art and geometry in Southern Africa.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press,".
- catalog relation "Women, art and geometry in Southern Africa.".
- catalog spatial "Africa, Southern.".
- catalog subject "745.4/4968 21".
- catalog subject "Decoration and ornament Africa, Southern.".
- catalog subject "Ethnomathematics Africa, Southern.".
- catalog subject "Geometry in art.".
- catalog subject "Handicraft Africa, Southern.".
- catalog subject "TT119.S64 G47 1998".
- catalog subject "Women artisans Africa, Southern.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Sipatsi woven handbags 2. Titja coiled baskets 3. Mat weaving 4. Buhlolo string figures 5. Oku taleka decorated pottery 6. Mafielo grass brooms 7. Nembo tattooing and body painting 8. Ovilame bead ornaments 9. Litema mural decoration 10. Ikghuptu mural decoration 11. Pythagoras a woman? Example of an educational mathematical examination App. 1. On the Geometry of Pottery Decoration by Yao Women (Nyassa Province) App. 2. Classification of strip patterns.".
- catalog title "Women, art and geometry in Southern Africa / Paulus Gerdes.".
- catalog type "text".