Dissertation Research:   Cloth, Custom, and Political       Hierarchy in Kabba, Nigeria
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This research project examines the relationship of cloth as             wealth woven by women, and political hierarchies, represented by                chieftancies among the Owe Yoruba of Kabba, Nigeria.  The student               will examine why women's handwoven cloth production continues in                situations of rapid social, political, and economic change.  This               study is important because it clarifies the roles of both men and               women in the political process and illustrates the deep                         significance of cloth as wealth and as a continuing symbol of                   traditional cultural values that persist in the face of social                  change.                                                                                 The importance of cloth in West African societies has long              been noted by social scientists yet few scholars have                           investigated the political role of this form of material culture                nor tried to understand its social significance.  In societies                  with political organizations that include hierarchies of titled                 chiefs, cloth is used to establish and maintain the ranking of                  individuals and groups.  It is used as a symbol of legitimacy for               title holders, a visible link to the past.                                              This project will help advance our knowledge of the                     processes and problems of cultural and political change in                      developing nations, aesthetics in cross.cultural perspective, and               issues relating to gender.
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