{"title":"Carl Schuster","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"social-symbolism-in-ancient-tribal-art-genealogical-patterns-form-meaning-hardcover","title":"Social Symbolism in Ancient \u0026 Tribal Art: Genealogical Patterns: Form \u0026 Meaning - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Vol. 1, Book 1 - \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: Form \u0026amp; Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book of this three-volume, twelve-book series. \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: Form \u0026amp; Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e introduces the work of anthropologist Carl Schuster and his comparative method, as edited and written by Edmund Carpenter. This first book looks into the arts of women, primarily weaving, as passed down from mother to daughter from the Paleolithic period to modern times, and examines the embedded iconographies of pattern-making through Schuster's comparative method. The book outlines the premise of seeing decorative patterns in their multiple forms as descriptions of tribal genealogy. Includes a preface, general introduction and biographies of Schuster by Carpenter, and by art historian Schuyler Camman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50931285065951,"sku":"9781943982004","price":69.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/iqdQwwyVbm9781943982004.webp?v=1785993071"},{"product_id":"social-symbolism-in-ancient-tribal-art-genealogical-patterns-meanders-ramiforms-disks-hardcover","title":"Social Symbolism in Ancient \u0026 Tribal Art: Genealogical Patterns: Meanders, Ramiforms \u0026 Disks - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Vol. 1, Book 2 - \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: Meanders, Ramiforms \u0026amp; Disks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: Meanders, Ramiforms \u0026amp; Disks, \u003c\/em\u003e Carpenter draws connections between horizontal meanders and vertical bands in visual pattern-making, and interprets them as patterns of genealogical descent. This book introduces the concepts of ramiforms, vertical and horizontal meanders, vertical and horizontal bands and compartmental patterns. It traces similarities of visual traditions in the making of genealogical motifs around the world and over centuries. It goes deeper into the symbolism of genealogical diagrams, including split figures, and introduces the concept of rebirth. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50931289620703,"sku":"9781943982011","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/4bVX4zqIKR9781943982011.webp?v=1785993073"},{"product_id":"social-symbolism-in-ancient-tribal-art-genealogical-patterns-the-human-body-as-metaphor-of-society-hardcover","title":"Social Symbolism in Ancient \u0026 Tribal Art: Genealogical Patterns: The Human Body as Metaphor of Society - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Vol. 1, Book 3 - \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: The Human Body as Metaphor of Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook three, \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: The Human Body as Metaphor of Society, \u003c\/em\u003e presents how genealogical patterns are drawn in clusters with a single head at the top to represent an entire tribe, and the human body is conceived as a metaphor for the society. Various examples of creation myths where the body of the first ancestor or god is quartered to create the tribe are raised, and a connection is made between representations of the society and \"heavenly ladders.\" Carpenter discusses the close correlation between body painting, dancing costumes, house posts and memorial columns. What distinguishes genealogical pattens from representations of human figures are continuous limbs, shared by multiple figures. Myths of birth from limbs are related. The human body is used as a metaphor for society and kinship, both visually and conceptually. Dismembering and sacrificing rituals are discussed in the last chapter. Legitimization of familial lines through the father is enacted by placing the child on the father's knee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50931289751775,"sku":"9781943982028","price":69.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kPGJxLXKhS9781943982028.webp?v=1785993074"},{"product_id":"social-symbolism-in-ancient-tribal-art-genealogical-patterns-animal-style-joint-marks-hardcover-1","title":"Social Symbolism in Ancient \u0026 Tribal Art: Genealogical Patterns: Animal Style \u0026 Joint-marks - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Vol. 1, Book 4 - \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: Animal Style \u0026amp; Joint-marks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenealogical Patterns: Animal Style \u0026amp; Joint-marks\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth and final book of Volume One. Carpenter opens the book with Appendix One: an analyses of detailed examples of circular joint-mark patterns in the art of Old Bering Sea arctic, ancient Siberian and Eurasian forms. Carpenter adds Appendix Two, an extensive chapter on the Carl Schuster archives in Basel, Switzerland, and his process for compiling and completing his edited volumes. The book includes an index of source references for all of the previous three books in the series, with notes, museums and libraries, illustration sources, and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50933689417951,"sku":"9781943982035","price":69.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qVQqs21iAO9781943982035_266e06ab-47eb-4ee1-b71a-0a9d508d7a8d.webp?v=1785996049"},{"product_id":"social-symbolism-in-ancient-tribal-art-family-tree-stacked-ancestors-y-posts-heavenly-ladders-hardcover-1","title":"Social Symbolism in Ancient \u0026 Tribal Art: Family Tree: Stacked Ancestors, Y-Posts \u0026 Heavenly Ladders - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Vol. 2, Book 1 - \u003cem\u003eFamily Tree: Stacked Ancestors, Y-Posts \u0026amp; Heavenly Ladders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFamily Tree: Stacked Ancestors, Y-Posts \u0026amp; Heavenly Ladders\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book of five in Volume Two. This series reorganizes, under new headings, the data outlined in Volume One. Carpenter's presentation deals with the origin of the iconography, stressing design as a cultural document, and argues in favor of Schuster's emphasis on ephemeral materials over archeological evidence. Carpenter introduces the concept of family trees, citing their manifestations in tree worship and sacrificial posts, as representative of genealogy. He examines Y-posts and Y-staffs, double-headed anthropomorphic figures and vessels, shaved sticks, stacked ancestors and heavenly ladders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50933694333151,"sku":"9781943982042","price":69.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qMghy5Sqf-9781943982042_2845b6ef-d747-4d2a-886e-d089df583eee.webp?v=1785996051"},{"product_id":"social-symbolism-in-ancient-tribal-art-rebirth-the-labyrinth-other-paths-to-other-worlds-hardcover-1","title":"Social Symbolism in Ancient \u0026 Tribal Art: Rebirth: The Labyrinth \u0026 Other Paths to Other Worlds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Vol. 3, Book 2 - \u003cem\u003eRebirth: The Labyrinth \u0026amp; Other Paths to Other Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the thread explored in \u003cem\u003eCosmic Games\u003c\/em\u003e, Book Two, \u003cem\u003eRebirth: The Labyrinth \u0026amp; Other Paths to Other Worlds, \u003c\/em\u003eis an overview Carl Schuster's investigations of the labyrinth. Carpenter opens by providing instructions on how to draw a labyrinth, noting that the compositional devices are basically universal throughout the world. Distinctions and identifications of different kinds of labyrinths are made, particularly square vs. circular types, and the connection between mazes and labyrinths is explored. A chapter dedicated to incorrectly drawn labyrinths (Bungled Labyrinths \u0026amp; Gapped-circles) exposes bastardized hybrids of the form reduced to geometric patterns. 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Vol. 3, Book 3 - \u003cem\u003eRebirth: The World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final book of the three volumes, \u003cem\u003eRebirth: The World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/em\u003e deals with the mythic notion of inversion as a prelude to rebirth. This book includes perhaps the most subtle and complex arguments of the series, and synthesizes Carpenter's thoughts on the symbolism inherent in anthropomorphic compositions examined in the series. As with the other volumes, the initial sources are derived from visual data, lectures and papers written by Carl Schuster, although Carpenter presents the material with succinct clarity. Analyzing Paleolithic, Polynesian, Arctic and other inverted figures, the book posits that they depict female lineage, incorporating many of the concepts expressed throughout the prior volumes. The book concludes with appendices on Bi-lobed pendants, as well as the Notes, Sources and Bibliography relevant to Volume Three, and acknowledgments of other contributors to this exhaustive work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50933694791903,"sku":"9781943982110","price":69.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vm6n1smiTi9781943982110_dfe1941e-1256-49ef-9803-828e0245abd7.webp?v=1785996053"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/carl-schuster.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}