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Betty Wass

Biographic Data

ID5456264
NAMEBetty Wass
GIVEN NAMESBetty
FAMILY NAMEWass
SIGNATUREWASS B
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1983
H-INDEX1
  • Ozo Title-Taking Insignia in Onitsha

    Edith Melie, Betty Wass•ARTICLE•African Arts•1983

    Etude du symbolisme des objets rituels associes a la societe Ozo chez les Igbo du Nigeria. Les ceremonies d'attribution du titre d'Ozo elevent l'impetrant au rang de l'elite. Les membres de la societe Ozo portent les symboles de leur titre: plume et eventail de cuir blancs

  • The Kaba Sloht

    Betty M Wass, Betty Wass et al.•ARTICLE•African Arts•1979•Cited by: 1

    women. Although adapted from European fashion, they allow the African dressmaker a great deal of creative freedom. In both styles, cloth is cut into shaped sections and joined together to fit the body, a characteristic of Western clothing, but the detailing is unique. The kaba sloht and the print have decorative yokes on the front and back that are enhanced in most cases by symmetrical cutwork bound with contrasting bias fabric. The dresses fit l…

  • The Kaba Sloht

    Betty M Wass, Betty Wass et al.•ARTICLE•African Arts•1979•Cited by: 1

    women. Although adapted from European fashion, they allow the African dressmaker a great deal of creative freedom. In both styles, cloth is cut into shaped sections and joined together to fit the body, a characteristic of Western clothing, but the detailing is unique. The kaba sloht and the print have decorative yokes on the front and back that are enhanced in most cases by symmetrical cutwork bound with contrasting bias fabric. The dresses fit l…

  • The Kaba Sloht

    Betty M Wass, Betty Wass et al.•ARTICLE•African Arts•1979•Cited by: 1

    women. Although adapted from European fashion, they allow the African dressmaker a great deal of creative freedom. In both styles, cloth is cut into shaped sections and joined together to fit the body, a characteristic of Western clothing, but the detailing is unique. The kaba sloht and the print have decorative yokes on the front and back that are enhanced in most cases by symmetrical cutwork bound with contrasting bias fabric. The dresses fit l…

  • Ozo Title-Taking Insignia in Onitsha

    Edith Melie, Betty Wass•ARTICLE•African Arts•1983

    Etude du symbolisme des objets rituels associes a la societe Ozo chez les Igbo du Nigeria. Les ceremonies d'attribution du titre d'Ozo elevent l'impetrant au rang de l'elite. Les membres de la societe Ozo portent les symboles de leur titre: plume et eventail de cuir blancs

Art (2 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (1 works) · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (1 works)

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