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To the Sea, To the Mountain: Cantonese Woodwork in the Indian Ocean During the Nineteenth Century

Kyoungjin Bae Assistant Professor of Chinese History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kyoungjin Bae

October 22 @ 12:00 pm 1:30 pm

Location: Mergenthaler 266

This talk examines the mobility of Cantonese woodwork, a vibrant regional craft in the Pearl River Delta, and its impact on artisanal practices through a case study of woodworkers’ movement to the Indian Ocean during the nineteenth century.

Co-sponsored by EAS, the Department of History, and the Program in International Studies