BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33709@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241101T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241101T123000 DTSTAMP:20241030T005240Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/flash-talk-one-thread-at-a-time-egy ptian-weaving-communities-in-the-third-intermediate-period/ SUMMARY:Flash Talk | One Thread at a Time: Egyptian Weaving Communities in the Third Intermediate Period DESCRIPTION:Online Zoom Webinar\n\n \;\n\nLinen textiles were deeply in tertwined with pharaonic Egyptian culture throughout its 3\,000-year histo ry. The importance of this fabric can be seen in the surviving material cu lture of this ancient civilization\, such as the representations of figure s wearing bright white linen garments in tomb paintings and intricately wr apped and carefully shrouded mummified bodies. However\, unraveling the li ves of the people involved in the production of these textiles is quite ch allenging\, as these individuals are relatively invisible in the historica l and archaeological record. One way to approach this problem is to examin e the textiles they created with their own hands. Each thread that was spu n and woven was created by communities of practice\, which—through a pro cess of situated learning—developed a shared repertoire of techniques\, skills\, and preferences. When we look at a handmade textile\, whether anc ient or modern\, we are seeing the results of the countless choices made i n each stage of its production.\n\nIn this Flash Talk\, Heidi Hilliker (Ph D candidate in Egyptology) investigates a collection of mortuary textiles from Theban tombs of 21st and 22nd Dynasty Egypt\, evaluating local simila rities and differences in textile production. The textiles in question\, w hich come from tombs at Deir el-Bahari and Bab el-Gasus\, display striped patterns in undyed\, blue\, and red thread along the selvage (the vertical edge of the cloth formed during the weaving process). While these pattern s undoubtedly served a decorative purpose\, this talk argues that they als o conveyed information about the makers themselves. A communities-of-pract ice approach suggests that these striped markings encapsulate the traditio ns learned within a network of weavers and may even represent intentional forms of maker’s marks used by workshops\, groups\, or individual weaver s.\n\nKelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey cura tors\, staff members\, researchers\, graduate students\, and guests talkin g about their recent research or current projects. Each presentation is fo llowed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A. Flash Talks are free and open to all vis itors.\n\nTo register for this Flash Talk\, fill out the form at https:// forms.gle/DnkDqjvRbjiLbnsi9. Zoom log-in information will be provided upo n registration. Please sign up by 9:30 AM the day of the event to ensure y ou receive a confirmation email containing the access code. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/event_128100_original-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR