Memory’s Seams: Scarcity and Preciousness in Earth Pigments

A naturally occurring carbon-based ‘mineral black’ mined from ancient flood seams in North Devon, England, Bideford black embodies the contradictions of modernity, and how it is felt at social and bodily scales. During the Second World War, the material was mined for its coal-like properties to con...

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Main Author: Eugenia Kisin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Leicester 2024-12-01
Series:Museum & Society
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Online Access:https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/mas/article/view/4620
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