Anthropology, Art, and Folklore

Heart in anatomy history, radiology, anthropology and art.

BACKGROUND Anthropologic, artistic and medical significance of heart inspired usto undertake this multidisciplinary study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Amongst the 24 obtained echocardiograms and phonograms, 1 was used for a Photoshop processing. In addition, over 20,000 art work reproductions were examined in this study. RESULTS Artistic and symbolic presentation of heart started some 15,000 year...

17 ‘ PRIMITIVISM ’ , ANTHROPOLOGY , AND THE CATEGORY OF ‘ PRIMITIVE ART ’ Fred

In Sydney, Australia, in 1992, in a district near the old Rocks area now incorporated into a tourist district, the sign on the gallery door reads ‘Aboriginal and Tribal Art Museum and Shop’. Inside, the objects range from New Guinea baskets and wood sculptures and Aboriginal boomerangs to bark and acrylic paintings. In 1994, Sotheby’s catalog for their 1994 auction of ‘Tribal Art’ in New York c...

Production of enclosed handicrafts in the Qashqai tribe based on the anthropology of art

Nomadic handicrafts are the most important manifestation of indigenous and tribal art and represent a set of social and cultural characteristics of nomadic life. In the Qashqai tribe, hand-woven chambers are one of the practical products of the women of the tribe. With the change in the structure of tribal life, the settlement of tribes and nomads, and the continued migration of large numbers o...

Velvet Worms (Onychophora) in Folklore and Art: Geographic Pattern, Types of Cultural Reference and Public Perception

Aims: To document and preserve folkloric beliefs and art inspired by velvet worms (Onychophora), rare invertebrates that are considered “living fossils”, have full placental organs and capture prey with a rough “net” built in a fraction of a second. Study Design: This study is a combination of field interviews, online surveys and automatic database search. Methods: We asked open-ended questions...

Folklore, Folklorism, and Synchronization: Preserved-Created Folklore in Israel