Tibetan Carpets
From Folk Art to Global Commodity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2391347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Mcguckin (City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-310 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Material Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/135918359700200302 |
| OpenAlex | W2036343821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article analyzes the Tibetan refugee carpet industry, demonstrating that the commoditization of handicrafts has had multiple and contradictory impacts on the culture, economy, and class structure of refugee society. Tibetan carpets remain functional objects for their community of origin while they simultaneously advertise Tibetan culture internationally, support refugee institutions, and cater to the tastes of outside consumers. Foreign consumers exert conflicting pressures for artistic and technical change as well as for the preservation of 'traditional' production and motifs. The 'auth enticity' of Tibetan carpets is thus called into question
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Business · Commoditization · Economics · Economy · Handicraft · Market economy · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · History · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |