Weavers and Dealers: The Authenticity of an Oriental Carpet

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dc.contributor.authorSpooner, Brian
dc.date2023-05-17T15:44:16.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T11:53:07Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T11:53:07Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.date.submitted2016-10-25T07:55:28-07:00
dc.description.abstractOriental carpets have been recognized as prestigious furnishing in the West since the Middle Ages. In many ways, they represent the epitome of Western concern with alien things - especially utilitarian alien things. Carpets entered the Western cultural arena as a rare alien item of interest and eventually became a commodity. But commoditization does not adequately explain their continuing success in the market or the special attention they receive from collectors.
dc.identifier.citationSpooner, B. (1988). Weavers and Dealers: The Authenticity of an Oriental Carpet. In A. Appadurai (Ed.), The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective (pp. 195-235). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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dc.legacy.articleid1103
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dc.rightsThis material has been published in The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective edited by Arjun Appadurai. This version is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Cambridge University Press.
dc.source.beginpage195
dc.source.endpage235
dc.source.issue95
dc.source.journalDepartment of Anthropology Papers
dc.source.journaltitleThe Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherAnthropology
dc.subject.otherSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.titleWeavers and Dealers: The Authenticity of an Oriental Carpet
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