Where is Folk Culture Clustered?
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Where is Folk Culture Clustered ? Key Issue #2
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Where is Folk Culture Clustered?. Key Issue #2. How isolation promotes cultural diversity Himalayan Art The influence of the physical environment Distinctive food preferences Folk housing U.S. folk house forms. We will examine…. Clustering of Folk Cultures. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Where is Folk
Culture Clustered?
Key Issue #2
Clus
terin
g of
Folk
Cultu
res How isolation promotes cultural
diversityHimalayan ArtThe influence of the physical environmentDistinctive food
preferencesFolk housingU.S. folk house forms
We will examine….
INFL
UENC
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THE
PH
YSIC
AL
ENVI
RONM
ENT
Recall that environmental
determinists theorized how
processes in the environment
cause social customs.Not sound theory – people in
very similar places have very
different cultures. Sometimes,
people live in extremely different
environments, but have similar
cultures.
Himalayan Folk Cultural Regions
How did the folk art of groups in close proximity to one another differ? Why?
Traditional Vegetable Garden, Istanbul
Food
Pre
fere
nces
Humans eat plants and animals
(living things)Inhabitants must consider the soil,
climate, and terrain in deciding
what to grow. Vidal de la Blache :“Among the connections that tie
people to a certain environment,
one of the most tenacious is food
supply…”People adapt their food preferences
to conditions in the environment.
Ex: fuel shortages in Italy = quick
frying, abundance of fuel in Northern
Europe = slow roasting and stewing.
Sene
gal F
amily
Lunc
h
Terroir- The contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
Food
Tabo
os
Eating Insects!
People may desire of avoid
certain foods in response to perceived beneficial or harmful
natural traits
According to National Geographic’s “Food Taboos: It’s All a Matter ofTaste”…Examples from your textbook
Jewish and Kosher foodsMuslims and porkIndians and beef
Hog Production & Food Cultures
Building materials are influenced by what is available– highly tied to environmentWood and brick are the 2 most
common globally.Glass, stone, sod, bamboo, and
skins also used.Wood is most preferred b/c it is
easy to work with. Available pre-
cut in MDC’s.Dry areas (China, Mexico) use
sun baked bricks.Stone in South America or Europe.
Folk
Hous
ing
FOLK HOUSING Usually does little to effect the environment or landscape and serves a purely functional purpose
House Types in Western China
Fig. 4-8: Four communities in western China all have distinctive house types.
Kashgar House, western China
Kashgar houses have second floor open-air patios, trees planted around house because soil is moist, unlike other dryer parts of China
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Dunhuang House, central/western China
Dunhuang houses have walled central courtyards, covered with an open air grape arbor. Allows for air movement but Provides shade from intense summer heat/light. Roof is slanted to catch Rainfall in this wet climate area.
Turpan House, western China
Turpan is located in a deep valley with little open land. There are open courtyards for social gatherings. Second stories are avoided because of strong winds
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Yinchuan House, Central/Eastern China
Yinchuan houses are built around large open courtyards which provide seclusion from outsiders, a folk housing characteristicof Muslim families in China.
Building igloos
Thatch & mud huts
The Lao people of Northern Laos
The form of house and orientation may have influence from customary beliefs or environmental factors…
Arrange beds perpendicular to the center ridgepole of the
houseSleep with their heads to neighbors heads and feet to feet
so as not to disrespect Fronts of houses face the fronts of other house along a
path.
The Yuan and Shan of Northern Thailand
Sleep with their heads to the East, the direction of good spirits.
Houses are NOT set in straight lines because of the idea
that evil spirits travel in a straight line. Ridgepoles parallel
the path.
Diffu
sion
of
Hous
e Ty
pes i
n U.
S.
Fig. 4-9: Distinct house types originated in three main source areas in the U.S. and then diffused into the interior as migrants moved west.
Mid-Atlantic Housing in PA
Diffusion of New England House Types Diffusion of New
England house typesThese 4 types were popular in
the 18 th and 19 th century. As settlers migrated, they carried memories
of familiar house types with them and built similar structures on the frontier.
