Women, Art and Geometry in Southern AfricaThe main objective of the book is to call attention to some mathematical ideas incorporated in the patterns invented by women in Southern Africa. An appreciation of these mathematical traditions may lead to their preservation, revival and development. Use of female art traditional forms has implications in the field of mathematics education. |
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Alaita Aidi Ambiti Chimbongue Angola Art and Geometry artists axes of symmetry axial band basket weavers basket-bowl beaded apron beadwork bilateral symmetry black and white black-and-white Bochabe Botswana ceramic Changuion coil craftswomen cultural decorative motif diagonal reflection display drawing Drawn after Courtney-Clarke Drawn after Hauenstein Ethnomathematics Ethnomathematics Research example in Figure fieldwork four-square-patterns Geometry in Inhambane Geometry in Southern Gerdes girls glide reflection hori horizontal reflection isakulo Ki-Zerbo Lesotho Lichinga litema mafielo Makwa Maputo Maqoapi masweswe mathematics education matipfa metry motif see Figure Mozambique mural decoration ndambala Ndebele nembo sya nembo sya cingogho oblique lines ornaments ovilame Ovimbundu painting pattern in Figure Photograph pots reflections which reverse rotational symmetry shows sipatsi Sotho Sotho Eastern Free South Africa southern Africa string figures strip patterns tattoo tema in Figure terns tion titja toothed square tradition triangles unit cell Universidade Pedagógica variant Figure vertical reflection walls Yao Figure zontal Zulu