Download or read book The Necessity of Craft written by Lorna Kaino and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of 12 essays examining the social and cultural issues surrounding the decline in women's traditional craft practices, and the commercialisation of these crafts. Crafts studied include weaving in Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and Tonga, dough sculptures in China and carpet making in refugee camps. A chapter on tribal and folk art in India has been adapted from an essay first published in 'Art and AsiaPacific'. Includes references and a bibliography. Contributors have qualifications in fields such as ethnology, art theory and anthropology.