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MARC view
Material culture (Topical Term)
See also:
- Broader heading: Culture
- Folklore
- Technology
Here are entered works on the objects made or used by people, especially the folk artifacts produced by traditional methods, as well as techniques of their production. Works limited to the techniques of production of pre-literate and folk cultures are entered under Industries, Primitive. Works on the material culture of particular ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group with the subdivision Material culture, e.g. Indians of North America--Material culture.
Note under Industries, Primitive