Souvenirs and sustainability

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Souvenirs and sustainability
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A local example
http//www.souvenircityheadquarters.com/
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Souvenirs

• Why do we buy them?
• What do we look for?
• Who benefits economically ?
• What are the impacts (economic, social,
  cultural) resulting from the production and sale
  of souvenirs?
• How representative are they, actually?

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Show and tell

• Your examples of
• trash and treasure from your travels

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Show and tell

• What is it ? What is it made of ?
• Where did you buy it (store? stall? street?)
• Where was it made ?
• Is it hand-made or manufactured ?
• Who benefits economically ?
• What are the impacts (economic, sociocultural,
  environmental) of its production and sale?

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A tale of two carvings
Folk art mallard duckWileville,Nova Scotia1984
Ironwood pelicanBahia de Kino, Mexico 1986
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Pine mallard

• Sold on consignment atlocal craft shop in
  Wileville, Nova Scotia
• Carved by retired local resident William
  Mansfield (86 years old)
• Made from scrap lumber and leftover house paint
  donated by his neighbours
• Cost 4.00 (!)

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Ironwood carvings in Mexico

• Ironwood (Olneya tesota) small desert tree in
  the pea family

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Mexico

• Ironwood originally used for tool handles,
  cooking fires,charcoal production

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Mexico

• Hand carvings made locally by Seri Indians in
  Bahia de Kino, Sonora

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Mexico

• Hand carvings made locally by Seri Indians in
  Bahia de Kino, Sonora

Grinnell College Art CollectionSERI IRONWOOD
CARVINGS http//web.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery/
serisite/index.htm
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Mexico

• Finished with brown shoe polish or paste wax
• Main economic use was for tourist carvings from
  1960s mid-1990s
• Ironwood became an endangered species
• Protected by law in 1994
• ReferenceSt. Antoine, Sarah. 1994. Ironwood
  Carving New Life from Ancient Trees. California
  Wild magazine, Summer 1994.
• http//www.calacademy.org/calwild/1994summer/stor
  ies/ironwood.htm

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Some more souvenir examples
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Die-cast tuk-tuk model Bangkok, Thailand 1996
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Kiwi ceramic trivet Dunedin, NZ 2002
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Khao man kai food stand model Bangkok,
Thailand 2003
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Porcelain children on water buffaloesGuangdong,
China 1995
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Benjarong Porcelain Bangkok, Thailand 1990s
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Wicker-covered porcelain tea set Chiang Mai,
Thailand 1998