Cultural Preservation of Traditional Textiles on Fais Island in Micronesia: Problems and Paradoxes
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Rubinstein, Donald H. (02-01-2009). Cultural Preservation of Traditional Textiles on Fais Island in Micronesia: Problems and Paradoxes (Report). Check date values in: |date= (help)
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Abstract: Cultural preservation projects frequently encounter a central paradox: the process of preservation basically alters the cultural objects being preserved. Objects become recontextualized within a changing field of social relations and cultural values. This paper discusses some of the problems and paradoxes in one such cultural preservation project, the recent effort to revive the production of the sacred machi textile from Fais Island in Micronesia.
