Wrapping and Unwrapping Material Culture - Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives - Bog - Hardback

Wrapping and Unwrapping Material Culture - Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives

Using examples as diverse as Egyptian mummies, Celtic tombs, Native American ceremonial bundles, and contemporary African textiles, twelve archaeologist and anthropologist contributors show how acts of wrapping and unwrapping are embedded in beliefs and thoughts of a particular time and place.