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Contents A Note on Transcription and Transliteration ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 one Ait Khabbash Textiles: Weaving Metaphors of Identity 15 two The Art of Dressing the Body 47 three Dance Performances: Negotiating Gender and Social Change 76 four Women as Public Symbols of Identity: The Adornment of the Bride and Groom 95 five Performing Amazigh Gender Roles: Wedding Ceremonies 134 six Oh, My Sudanese Mother: The Legacy of Slavery in Ait Khabbash Art 162 seven Contemporary Amazigh Arts: Giving Material Form to Amazigh Consciousness 177 appendix Selected Songs from Ait Khabbash Weddings 195 Notes 201 References 211 Index 219 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

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