Staff Members
Academic Qualifications
- B.A. Osaka University of Arts 1997
- M.A. Osaka University of Arts 1999
- Ph.D. Osaka University of Arts 2002
Research Interests
- A Study of Handicrafts Among Pastoral People
- An Ethno-Artistic Study of Handicraft Culture in Contemporary India
Research Keywords
South Asia, Middle East, Japan, Rabari, Gujarati, Ethno-Artistic Studies, Textiles and Handicrafts
Selected Publications
- 2012
- “Indo Gujarat-syu Amedabad-shi ni okeru Megami-girei-you-nuno no Seisaku-gijyutu no Genjyo [Contemporary Production Techniques of Dyed and Printed Cloths for Goddess Rituals in Ahmedabad, Gujarat State, India].” (in Japanese). Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan Kenkyuhoukoku 37(1):1-51.
- 2009
- The Textiles of the Rabari in the Kutch Area of Gujarat, India. (in Japanese). BIOSTORY 12: 30–37. Tokyo: Seibundo-shinkosha.
- 2008
- Handicrafts and Its Promotion Efforts in India: The Case of Rabari Society. (in Japanese). In The Design History Forum (ed.) Modern Craft and Design Movements, pp.292–300. Kyoto: Shibunkakusyuppan.
- 2006
- Textiles an Rituals among the Pastoral Rabari of India. (in Japanese). Kyoto: Showado.
- 2004
- Prohibition of Rabari Embroidery and New Clothing: Bridal Wealth and Infant Marriage. (in Japanese). Minzoku Geijutsu [Ethno-Arts] 20: 107–116.
- 2002
- Knitting and Weaving Techniques by Men among the Nomadic Rabari People. (in Japanese). Minzoku Geijutsu [Ethno-Arts] 18: 114–124.
Publications (English publications only)
- 2018
- From Line to Form. National Museum of Ethnology (ed.) National Museum of Ethnology Exhibition Guide, National Museum of Ethnology, pp.162-165（2018.12.28）
- 2018
- Beadworks of Rabari society protecting infants. IKEYA Kazunobu,National Museum of Ethnology(ed.) Beads in the World, National Museum of Ethnology, pp.74-75
- 2014
- The Playfulness of Forms in Organizing Committee of "The Power of Images" (ed.) The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection, pp.219-221
- 2014
- Images Exuded by Light and Color in Organizing Committee of "The Power of Images" (ed.) The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection, pp.214-217
- 2013
- Art and Decoration in Daily Life. In National Museum of Ethnology (ed.) Handicrafting the Intangible: Zafimaniry Heritage in Madagascar, National Museum of Ethnology, pp.86-93
- 2008
- Textiles Discovered in the Raya Site. In M. Kawatoko (ed.) Archaeological Survey of the Raya/al-Tur Area on the Sinai Peninsula, Egpt 2007. (Islamic Archaeology and Culture 2), pp.95–105. Islam Archaeological Mission.
Presentations
- 2018
- “Unweaving textiles, Disentangling Ropes: Exploration of “Lineware” as an Analytical Category” (Nakatani, A., kanetani, M. and Ueba, Y.), Textile Society of America's 16th Biennial Symposium, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Canada (2018.9.20)
- 2018
- “The vital role of “cordage”in food acquisition and other aspects of human life”(Nakatani, A., Ueba, Y., and Kanetani, M.) PaleoAsia 2018 The International Workshop, poster presentation, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan (2018.12.15-18)
- 2017
- "Strategic Production in Response to Value Orientations : Dyed and Printed Textiles for Goddess Rituals in Gujarat State,Western India",IUAES 2017, Ottawa University, Canada (2017.5.6)
- 2015
- "Embodied Knowledge in Rabari Embroidery Patterns." Knowledge Transfer Across Borders: Integrative Approaches, A German-Japanese Colloquium, University of Gottingen, German (2015.1.15)
Summary
- 2019
- “Variation in plant resources used in making implements: the case of Palmae” (Ueba, Y., T. Yamaoka, A. Nakatani, and M. Kanetani) The 7th Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, p.22-23（2019.5.11）
- 2018
- “The vital role of “cordage”in food acquisition and other aspects of human life”(Nakatani, A., Ueba, Y., and Kanetani, M.) PaleoAsia 2018 The International Workshop, pp.96-97（2018.12.15）
- 2018
- “The Use of Plant Resources for Tools in Assam, Northeast India”(Kanetani, M., Ueba, Y. and Nakatani, A.) The 6nd Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, p.87（2018.11.17）
- 2018
- “Simple Techonologies and the Use of Bamboo in Assam,Northeast India”(Ueba, Y. , Kanetani, M. and Nakatani, A.) The 5nd Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, p.45（2018.5.12）
- 2017
- “Diverse materials mad techniques to produce bendable "lineware" in Ainu culture” (Ueba, Y. , Kanetani, M. and Nakatani, A.) The 4nd Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, p.59（2017.12.9）
- 2017
- “Lineware: Usage of Ecological Resources in Assam, India” (Kanetani, M., Ueba, Y. and Nakatani, A.) The 3nd Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, pp.81-82（2017.5.13）
- 2017
- “Ethnographic analysis of technologies for making and using thread, string and yarn” (Ueba, Y., Kanetani, M. and Nakatani, A.) The 2nd Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, p.61（2017.2.10）
- 2016
- “An ethnographic analysis of technologies to produce yarn material and looms in South Asia”(Ueba, Y., Kanetani, M. and Nakatani, A) The 1st Conference on Cultural History of PaleoAsia, p.89
Doctoral Thesis
- 2002
- Technical and Social Aspects of the Handicrafts of Rabari People. (in Japanese).
