Menginpehn lien Pohnpei: A poetic ethnography of urohs (Pohnpeian skirts)

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Menginpehn lien Pohnpei: A poetic ethnography of urohs (Pohnpeian skirts)

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Victoria University of Wellington

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This thesis perpetuates a legacy of menginpehn lien Pohnpei (the handiwork of Pohnpeian women) through a poetic ethnography of urohs, Pohnpeian appliquéd and machine embroidered skirts. I trace the “social life” of these valuable textiles and their relationships to the women who make, sell, wear, gift and love them on two Micronesian islands, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the U.S. Territory of Guam where there is a small Pohnpeian migrant community. As a lien Pohnpei poet...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2015

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Kihleng, Emelihter S.

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Menginpehn_lien_Pohnpei_A_poetic_ethnography_of_urohs_Pohnpe...

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Textile and fashion design / History of the pacific / Pacific Peoples literature, journalism and professional writing / Pacific Peoples culture, language and history not elsewhere classified / Micronesia / Women / Textiles / School: Va’aomanū Pasifika / Textile and Fashion Design / Pacific Cultural Studies / Pacific Literature / Pacific History (excl. New Zealand and Māori) / Expanding Knowledge in Languages, Communication and Culture / Degree Discipline: Pacific Studies / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy / Pacific History (excl. New Zealand and Maori)

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