BIOL 319 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 Tools for Communication and Music/Plants as Fuels.pdf
29 Jul 2014
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Lecture 8. 1: material culture: tools for communication and music. Describe the importance of communication and music to t/i cultures. Provide examples of how plant materials are used in the construction of implements for communication and music. Provide examples of design convergence and divergence in the tools used for communication and music among various t/i cultures from around the world. Musical instruments have been used from times before humans evolved -> could be as simple as banging a stick to communicate things like this is my territory, stay out . > as humans evolved and became more complex, so did the noises and instruments used -> music. Communication tools could be considered essential for survival (i. e. , drums to signal attack, polynesian using songs to pass along information) Music can be used by shamans to guide healing spirits. Music acts to bond families, tribes, cultures. A brief primer on the characteristics of wood. Heartwood = dead, bulk of tree, support.
