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The shishu ladies of Hilo : Japanese embroidery in Hawaiʻi
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Annotation The Shishu Ladies of Hilo traces the teaching of shishu (Japanese embroidery) in Hawai'i and describes in detail the modifications made to traditional motifs and materials. It is, howeve...
Annotation The Shishu Ladies of Hilo traces the teaching of shishu (Japanese embroidery) in Hawai'i and describes in detail the modifications made to traditional motifs and materials. It is, however, much more than a historical record of a textile art form. It raises questions about the relationship between the women who made shishu, their ethnicity, and their needlework -- in short, the role of art in achieving ethnic identity.
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- Creator
- Shiho S. Nunes and Sara Nunes-Atabaki
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- English
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- Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [1999]
- ©1999
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- xiv, 141 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- ISBNs
- 0824821289, 9780585352244, 9780824865030, 0824865030, 0585352240, 9780824821289, 0824822358, 9780824822354
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- ocm41223929, ocm47009827, ocn923451543
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141).
- Foreword / Pat Hickman -- pt. I. The Hilo Shishu. 1. Gathering the Threads. 2. The Hilo Shishu Community. 3. Old Ways Done Differently -- pt. II. Threads from the Past. 4. An Enduring Partnership. 5. Life Was Hard! 6. "Great Were the Ladies of Meiji" -- pt. III. From Design to Stitched Art. 7. Design for Needle and Thread. 8. Thread into Art. 9. The Shishu Experience. App. A. A Short History of Shishu in Japan -- App. B. Roster of the Shishu Ladies