Hooked Rugs in Newfoundland
The Representation of Social Structure in Design
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2811783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerald L Pocius (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 365 |
| Pages | 273 |
| Publication date | 1979-07-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/539415 |
| OpenAlex | W2090491653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
AFTER THE DRINK AND SONG of the twelve days of Christmas mummering had subsided, and the men of the community turned once again to preparing their nets for next summer's cod, the women of the Newfoundland household assembled the family's rug frame in the corner of the warm kitchen, and began to hook the two or three new rugs (locally called mats) that were made every winter. While she sat over the burlap stitched into the frame, the outport woman created patches of pattern and color, expressive of her own innovative fancies, or those of her community. Those mats with community designs often were found in the kitchen while the more individualistic patterns were placed in the parlor. The design on these rugs, their cosmetic dimension, became an important form of folk art in the Newfoundland culture.1 To hook a rug, a woman sewed a piece of burlap, which would act as the backing for the rug into a frame. A design would then be drawn on this burlap
Genealogy · Political science · Representation (politics) · Sociology · Crafts, Textile, and Design · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2004 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |