Learning how to make the right pots: Apprenticeship strategies and material culture, a case study in handmade pottery from Cameroon

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 471-493

  Wallaert Pêtre, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 0039147549     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.57.4.3631356     Document Type: Article

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