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Souvenirs and sustainability. A local example…. http://www.souvenircityheadquarters.com/. 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?
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A local example… http://www.souvenircityheadquarters.com/
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?
Show and tell… Your examples of trash and treasure from your travels
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?
A tale of two carvings Folk art mallard duckWileville,Nova Scotia1984 Ironwood pelicanBahia de Kino, Mexico 1986
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 (!)
Ironwood carvings in Mexico • Ironwood (Olneya tesota) – small desert tree in the pea family
Mexico • Ironwood originally used for tool handles, cooking fires,charcoal production
Mexico • Hand carvings made locally by Seri Indians in Bahia de Kino, Sonora
Mexico • Hand carvings made locally by Seri Indians in Bahia de Kino, Sonora Grinnell College Art Collection:SERI IRONWOOD CARVINGS http://web.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery/serisite/index.htm
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 Reference:St. Antoine, Sarah. 1994. Ironwood: Carving New Life from Ancient Trees. California Wild magazine, Summer 1994. http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/1994summer/stories/ironwood.htm
Die-cast ‘tuk-tuk’ model Bangkok, Thailand 1996
Kiwi ceramic trivet Dunedin, NZ 2002
Khao man kai food stand model Bangkok, Thailand 2003