British Omani Society
Formed in 1976, The British Omani Society supports the close friendship shared between Great Britain and the Sultanate of Oman www.britishomani.org. This podcast shines a light on the movers and shakers creating, working and contributing to developing Oman.
British Omani Society
S4 EP10: Artistry in Zanzibari Doors
In this podcast, we speak with Janet M. Purdy, the Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Arts of Africa at the Art Institute of Chicago. She received her PhD in Art History in August 2020 from the Pennsylvania State University, with a focus on traditional art and architecture of Africa.
Her research examines regional vocabularies and visual exchange systems of social and cultural trade networks throughout Eastern and Northern Africa, the Gulf Region, and the Indian Ocean World with a particular interest in the transmission of talismanic patterns and designs and their diverse protective functions across different mediums including textiles, metalwork, jewellery, wood carving, and architectural adornment.
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