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ケニア・グシイ地方のソープストーン彫刻産業 ─居住地を拠点にした総合的地場産業の発達─. (Japanese)
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- Author(s): 板久梓織
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Journal of African Studies; 2020, Issue 98, p1-9, 9p
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The Soapstone Sculpture Industry in Gusii, Kenya: Development of a Comprehensive Indigenous Industry Based on Residential Areas. (English)
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This paper examines the process from quarrying to sales in the soapstone sculpture industry in the Gusii region of western Kenya. Soapstone is a kind of talc that is smooth to touch. The sculpture style, Kisii Stone is an art form popular with tourists in Kenya and elsewhere in East Africa. This paper is based on surveys in the Tabaka area in Kisii County, which is the center of this industry, and provides information on the establishment of the industry and the involvement of people in the production area. Overall, 126 individuals participated in the interview survey, and the household survey was conducted in a total of 171 households. The results of this research verify that the whole process related to soapstone production constitutes a comprehensive industry in the region comprising many individuals in different roles. Additionally, the results of the supplementary household survey indicate that about 90% of the surveyed households make a living in this industry. The aforementioned findings confirm that the industry creates employment, as well as adds value as an art or craft for products, because individuals perform all processes at the production site. Additionally, the nature of the weight of stone also protects production based employment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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本稿は,ケニア西部グシイ地方のソープストーン彫刻産業において,生産から販売までの全工程を記述する ことを目的とする。ソープストーンとは滑石の一種で,なめらかな触り心地が特徴のある石である。その彫刻 品は「キシイストーン」と呼ばれ,ケニアのみならず東アフリカを代表するツーリスト・アートのひとつとなっ ている。本稿の記述は,産業の中心地およびその周辺での調査に基づくものであり,聞き取り調査の調査協力 者数は述べ 126 人であり,世帯調査は計 171 世帯を対象に実施した。 制作プロセスの調査で明らかになった本産業の特徴は,1 つのモノに複数の人が,複数の場で関わっている ことと,全工程が地域内で行われる総合的地場産業であることである。また,補足的に実施した世帯調査の結 果からは,調査した世帯の約 9 割が本産業で生計を成り立たせていることがわかった。 本稿では以上の調査結果から,生産地を拠点に全工程を行うことで本産業が総合的地場産業として,雇用を 生み出し,工芸品やアートという付加価値を生み出していること,また,材料自体の性質が,生産地を拠点と する雇用を守護している面を併せ持っていることを指摘した。 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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