GlobalYell’s blog news
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Basotho blankets
The textile collection continues to grow and so does the cataloguing. The most recent addition to the catalogue, thanks to our Canadian friend, Karen, who volunteers time to do this…
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The Spotify playlist this week
Most weeks, a playlist of audio accompanies the blog entries. To listen to the tracks click on the player above or go to Spotify online or in the app and…
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Reader submissions
The first indigenous woman to ever study at Oxford University will receive a posthumous degree. Mākereti Papakura, a pioneering Māori scholar, matrucalted in 1927 to read Anthropology at the Pitt…
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Sealskins and the General Grant
On May 14th, 1866 and American ship, the “General Grant” sank near the Auckland Islands, and an extraordinary tale of survival followed. There were 83 people on board the ship, along…
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The Enigma and Dress of an Afro-Brazilian Gentlewoman
Clothing and adornments can tell us lots about the past but sometimes mystery remains. The Brazilian state of Bahia has a strong link to Africa through its history. Enslaved people…
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Conversation and Cloth
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A scrap of carpet
I sold my house, Ferncliff, in Shetland a couple of years ago. Ferncliff sits on the hill above the ferry terminal on the island of Yell that offers transport to…
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The Spotify playlist
Each week a curated playlist of audio is made on the streaming platform Spotify. The playlist can be heard on the player above or by searching Spotify online or in…
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Racoons… in Europe?
The North American racoon, cute as it may be, is classed as an invasive species. Brought to Europe, in particular Germany, in the 1930s to boost the fur trade, these…
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Brocade
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Apparently brocade, that opulent and maximalist fabric, is making a comeback… This article from Architectural Digest explains how the fabric,…
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