TheSingasingaTable Lamp and the Toba Batak Art of Conflation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2810001 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Causey (0009-0000-9127-9948, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 445 |
| Pages | 424-436 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/541370 |
| OpenAlex | W2332816773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
The livelihoods of Toba Batak (Samosir Island, North Sumatra) wood-carvers depend on sales to Western tourists. Most carvers re-create historic forms, yet others make objects that combine aspects of ancestral and Western traditions. This article documents the story of the carver Partoho and his wife Ito as they attempted to understand tourists' tastes and preferences, focusing in particular on one carving. Partoho's lamp serves to focus an investigation of the theoretical use of hybrid in the context of transforming material culture. Conflation is suggested as an alternative to hybrid
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Carving · Conflation · Context (archaeology) · Focus (optics) · Genealogy · Linguistics · Livelihood · Visual arts · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2016 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |