Preserving Intangible Aspects of Cultural Materials: Bonpo Ritual Crafts of Amdo, Eastern Tibet

2007 ◽  
Vol 1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra L. Reedy
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Historical Texts ◽  
Analytical Work ◽  
Eastern Tibet ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractAncient and historic products of past technologies exist in the form of material culture and archaeological finds, available for materials analysis. Technical studies and analytical work, coupled with the study of historical texts and archival documents, can help in reconstructing past technologies. But the act of making an object is, by its very nature, also an intangible part of human heritage. Production of material culture may be accompanied by specific rituals, social behaviors and relationships, music, knowledge gained from oral histories, meanings, intents, beliefs, and reasoning processes. For ancient objects, gaining access to these intangible aspects of cultural heritage may be extremely difficult, if not impossible. However, there are many societies where traditional crafts are produced within a context where the intangible aspects can still be recorded. Yet, these opportunities are disappearing at an alarming rate as development and globalization rapidly overtake more and more traditional communities. Documenting intangible data about craft processes can promote fuller understanding of the objects themselves, and aid long-term preservation of both the objects and the processes used to make them. Examples here are drawn from fieldwork conducted in 2007 at a Bonpo monastery (Serling) and nearby villages in the Amdo region of the eastern Tibetan culture area (in Sichuan Province, China). Bonpo practices, which pre-date the introduction of Buddhism into Tibet, incorporate a variety of ritual crafts that are strongly rooted in a complex web of intangible relationships, behaviors, meanings, purposes, and beliefs. This paper focuses on votive clay objects (tsha-tshas) and barley-dough offering sculptures (tormas). Processes encompassing intangible aspects that are explored include the decision to make an object, when to make it and in what form, selection of raw materials, methods for processing the raw materials, fabrication procedures, selection of who will be involved in fabrication steps, where to place the finished object, and whether it will be preserved for the long term or considered to be only a temporary object. Results are placed in the context of larger theoretical issues regarding documentation and preservation of intangible elements of cultural heritage as part of a study of materials and technological processes.

scholarly journals OPTIMIZATION OF RAW MIX COMPOSITION OF SEREBRYANSKY CEMENT PLANT

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
M. Nikitina ◽  
A. Erygina ◽  
T.I. Timoshenko
Keyword(s):  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Cement Clinker ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Selection Of

now a top trend of technical development in the cement industry of Russia, is optimization of all technological repartitions of production. Obtaining the quality portlandtsement is multiple-factor process. It is influenced not only by the physical and chemical transformations of raw materials occurring during the firing of cement clinker, but also what will be the composition of the raw mixture and whether this mixture is prepared qualitatively. Work consists in a research and selection of an optimum compounding of raw mix, with the purpose to receive cement with high rates of quality. This direction will allow: first, to expand a source of raw materials, to process raw materials which go to dumps because in it is mute a large amount of quartz and impurity connections contains; secondly, to make small reconstruction of the line of preparation of raw mix. At the moment, the plant works on mixed mixtures of aluminosilicate raw materials, i.e. two types of aluminosilicate raw materials which are previously mixed in certain ratios therefore it affects on the accuracy of dispensing of components are used. Accuracy of dispensing of modern batchers, a component ± (1 … 2) %, is often insufficient. In this regard, the new option of optimum composition of mix is offered and investigated. This option of a "clean" mixing of components, will allow to improve process of mixing of initial raw materials, to operate process of drawing up proportions of mixes in a supply line of materials. And also it will allow to eliminate long-term deviations, guaranteeing the solution of problems at the earliest stage of their emergence. Receiving a qualitative ready-made product, reduction of costs for energy resources and cost efficiency of the proposed solution is result of this work

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF COLLECTION NURSERY OF WINTER GARLIC ON ECONOMY VALUABLE SIGNS

2018 ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
L. I. Gerasimova ◽  
A. F. Agafonov ◽  
Т. М. Seredin
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Active Materials ◽  
Laboratory Selection ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
Ancient Plants ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Bulk Production

Garlic is one of the most ancient plants which the person turned to himself on advantage. The larger need for production of garlic for consumption and as raw materials for manufacture of medicinal preparations and, at last, just for use by the population as remedy for many diseases and for the preventive purposes led to the fact that bulk production of garlic in the world makes 24,836 million tons, and the area under garlic reached 1,465 million hectares. n Russia the area under garlic on all categories of farms is 28,4 thousand hectares, and production – 256,406 thousand tons. From factors influencing on the increase production of garlic, one of basic is a sort. Selection of garlic includes improvement of local grades, creation new high-yield, steady against diseases and to wreckers of grades, with the increased content of sugars, essential oils and biologically the active materials. Results of long-term researches by laboratory selection of onions cultures (VNIISSOK) on studying, assessment and selection exemplars grades of garlic winter, collected from different regions of Russia and the CIS countries, on a complex of signs are presented in article (winter hardiness, efficiency, to quality of production, resistance to wreckers and diseases).

scholarly journals Model Pemilihan Pemasok Bahan Baku Kelapa Parut Kering dengan Metode AHP (Studi Kasus PT. Kokonako Indonesia)

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Siti Wardah
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Exact Method ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Selection Of

The selection of suppliers is a strategic activity, especially if the supplier will supply critical items and/ or will be used in the long term. Many factors need to be considered in the selection of suppliers. PT. Kokonako Indonesia is one of the companies of the Group are located in Medan Capella. There are weaknesses in the selection of suppliers conducted by PT. Indonesia Kokonako the decision maker for the purchase of raw materials which are not within specification diameter ≥ 10 cm. Therefore, this study aims to perform the selection of suppliers with the consideration of a more comprehensive and objective as needed. The first stage is carried out in order to represent the actual circumstances is to identify the criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives that will be used in the selection of suppliers. There are 6 criteria, 13 subcriteria, and 4 alternatives used in the selection of suppliers for raw materials dried grated coconut. The second stage, the stage determines the method for the selection of suppliers. Based on the identification there are no dependencies between sub criteria. Therefore, the exact method used to determine the priority of suppliers to be selected is the method of analytical hierarchy process (AHP). By using the AHP, the priorities selected suppliers for raw materials are dried grated coconut and weighs 0.363 Tempuling District as a top priority. Followed by Sub Tembilahan with weights 0.268, third priority is the District Enoch with weights 0.213, and the last is the Sub Trunk Tuaka and weighs 0,157.Keywords : Selection of suppliers, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

scholarly journals Archives Management and Permanent Storage of Documents

Atlanti ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
Fikrie Berisha
Keyword(s):  
Entire Area ◽  
Digital Documents ◽  
Digital Network ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Permanent Storage ◽  
Digital Document ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Selection Of

Modern digital archives are modern archives which in big computer devices (servers), preserve archived original document overlooking the moment is produced. Archives in Kosovo assessment of archival documents make in two directions. First; selection of classical documents (on paper) with the value to be transformed into digital documents, and second; selection of contemporary documents produced by institutions of computer and internet era. Management of these digital documents requires procedures and professional standards for its storage and processing by the archive, in order to be ready to serve researchers and interested parties. Access to digital documents should be fast, simple procedures, providing documentation from the penetration of ‘hackers’ and people badly intention. To fulfil its mission digital document should ensure and complement the appearance of the original document. Since the user does not have the option of intervention and change in the document. Should work in protect emblem, which protects the entire area of the document in the form of molten seal, which also shows the ownership of certain archive. Safety documentation and document base by external users will be able to organize, deposit and stored at three levels: Server (1) be stored (saved) archival documents for use by the applicant; Server (2) stored data of the first and simultaneously updates added by continuous processing of new documents; and Server (3) is not accessible from outside through digital network, but stored all digital archive documentation and from here there should be no often exit. In Server 3 only entered document and stored as recent bank. From there, the document will be drawn only if it is missing or damaged document on server 1 and 2.Thus, through this categorization could be provided for long time electronic documents (digital), until to new modern inventions of modern digitalization technology that would ensure the preservation of documents for the ‘real’ long-term or permanent time.

scholarly journals Digitalization of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage`s Objects in Poland: Collections of Ethnography and Art, Photo Libraries, Archives

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Olena Kozakevych ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Long Time

The large numbers of material culture`s objects that originate from Ukrainian territories of the late XIX — mid XX centuries are preserved in Polish museum and archival institutions. The main groups can be distinguished: museum collections of ethnography and art, archival documents and photo libraries (negatives and photo prints). Polish specialists, who have been digitizing such collections for long time, also deal with Ukrainian material, often involving Ukrainian scholars for attribution. A large part of the material is posted online (sometimes as separate projects), which provides an opportunity to get acquainted with Ukrainian cultural heritage of wide audience (most often associated with ethnographic Hutsul and Bojko Regions), for example, photos of Hutsuls and Hutsul life by Gonsiorovsky, Poddembsky, Dutkevych, Senkovsky. Most digitized objects are stored on institutions' servers, and scientists are given access to information during their research. Further usage of these documents by scientists is regulated by the legislation of the European Union and the relevant institution. Within the framework of Polish-Ukrainian cooperation, digital copies are transferred to Ukraine. In this way, the objects of Ukrainian cultural heritage become available for knowledge to the wide audience. Keywords: Ukraina, Polish, Polish-Ukrainian cooperation, culture heritage, collection, archives, photo, ethnography, art

scholarly journals Sistem Penentuan Supplier Kawat Las Dengan Metode Analitycal Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Gina Ramayanti ◽  
Hidayatul Ulum
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Vendor Selection ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Delivery Time ◽  
Order Preference ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Selection Of

Supplier selection is being a strategic activity, especially when the supplier is supplying materials that will be used in the long term. In the world of construction, one part of the supply chain which has a significant contribution to the improvement of the company's effectiveness is the efficiency in the procurement of materials (raw materials) from suppliers. In the research found the problem of 50 TON of welded wire failed. This study aims to determine the criteria based on the company needs in determining the supplier of welding wire and provide the ranking of suppliers as a material consideration in determining the supplier. The study used the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method for the selection of criteria and the Technique For Order Performance By Similiar To Ideal Solution for rating or evaluating alternative suppliers. Based on the results of AHP calculation we get the weight of each criteria as follows, for the quality of 0.0644, the price 0.056, the delivery time of 0.158, the quantity 0.053, the response to the claim of 0.093, and from the criteria are made reference to the calculation of vendor selection using TOPSIS. Results obtained supplier S2, i.e., PT.Esabindo Pratama ranked first as a priority supplier with a preference value of 0.322. Excellence which is owned by supplier S2 (PT.Esabindo Pratama) are the criteria of quality, price, quantity

scholarly journals Obligations to Objects

Museum Worlds ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-94
Author(s):  
Brit Asmussen ◽  
Lester Michael Hill ◽  
Sean Ulm ◽  
Chantal Knowles
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
State Government ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Dam Construction ◽  
Queensland Museum ◽  
Museum Objects ◽  
History Of ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACTThis article discusses changing obligations toward objects from an archaeological site held by the Queensland Museum, through a long-term, 40-year case study. Between 1971 and 1972 a selection of 92 stone blocks weighing up to 5 tons containing Aboriginal engravings were cut out of the site and distributed to multiple locations across Queensland by the State Government under the provisions of the then Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1967. The site was subsequently flooded following dam construction and the removed blocks became part of the Queensland Museum’s collection. This article chronicles the history of the site and its “salvage,” the consequences of fragmentation of the site for community and institutions, the creation of 92 museum objects, the transformation from immobile to mobile cultural heritage, and community-led requests for their repatriation back to country.

scholarly journals Archival Buildings in Terms of Responding to the Emergencies

Atlanti ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
Jozef Hanus ◽  
Emília Hanusová
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Long Term Storage ◽  
Processing Treatment ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Safe Access ◽  
Term Storage

Preservation of archival documents, library materials and other objects and materials of cultural heritage is one of the principal tasks of archives, libraries, museums, galleries and other cultural memory institutions all over the world. The key role in this mission is played by appropriate building or space facilities which are the basic condition and requirement for proper functioning of any of these memory cultural institutions. They must provide not only facilities for long-term storage of archival documents, library materials and other objects of cultural heritage, their preservation, processing, treatment in order to enable and ensure proper and safe access to them but also to respond possible emergencies resulting from various potential emergencies and even threats. Some of them can be predicted, however, the others - especially caused by human factor in the broadest sense - are very difficult to be foreseen. This is the reason why close co-operation is unavoidable between archivists, conservators, architects, engineers and all experienced experts who can help already in planning either new building or reconstruction of adapted premises for archives purposes. It seems that at the present also the participation of experts from the field of safety and security would be very desirable.

scholarly journals The Turin Papyrus Online Platform (TPOP): An Introduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Töpfer
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
General Public ◽  
Arabic Text ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Long Term Preservation

In recent years, scholarly communities as well as the general public have been increasingly requesting open access to museum collections, prompting institutions to offer online catalogues, mostly of selected objects, in some cases even of their complete collections. Major Egyptian papyrus collections, however, have so far been extremely slow in adopting this open-access approach. Until recently, this was also true of the Museo Egizio in Turin, which houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities worldwide. The TPOP project aims to conserve, document, digitize and contextualize hundreds of papyrus manuscripts and thousands of fragments in a newly created online platform. This platform will enable scholars to work collaboratively on the material and will provide a straightforward publication outlet for both the scholarly and the general public. It aims to generate value beyond the mere preservation of material culture. The virtual “restoration” of papyri by digitally reconstructing them and joining fragments online makes possible what physical restoration does not allow, namely, the long-term preservation of written cultural heritage and its accessibility by anyone from anywhere and at any time. ملخص البحث: طلبت المجتمعات الأكاديمية وعامة الناس في السنوات الأخيرة الوصول بحرية إلى المجموعات الخاصة بالمتاحف، مما دفع المؤسسات إلى توفير كتالوجات على الإنترنت معظمها خاصة بعناصر منتقاة لدرجة أن بعضها يعرض المجموعات الكاملة لتلك العناصر في بعض الحالات. على الرغم من ذلك، فإن مجموعات ورق البردي المصرية الرئيسية بطيئة للغاية حتى الآن في تبني نهج الوصول الحر إليها. وهذا ينطبق أيضًا على المتحف المصري في تورينو حتى وقت قريب، والذي يضم واحدة من أكبر مجموعات الآثار المصرية في جميع أنحاء العالم. يهدف مشروع قاعدة بيانات البردي عبر الإنترنت في تورينو "TPOP" إلى حفظ المئات من مخطوطات البردي وآلاف الأجزاء الممزقة وتوثيقها ورقمنتها وفهم سياقها في منصة إلكترونية تم إنشاؤها حديثًا. ستعمل هذه المنصة على تمكين الأكاديميين من العمل بشكل تعاوني على المواد وستوفر منفذًا مباشرًا للمطبوعات لكل من الأكاديميين والعامة. ويهدف المشروع إلى إنشاء قيمة أكبر من مجرد الحفاظ على الثقافة المادية. حيث أنه من شأن "الترميم" الافتراضي للبرديات من خلال إعادة تكوينها رقمياً وجمع أجزاءها عبر الإنترنت أن يجعل ما لم يستطع الترميم المادي توفيره ممكنًا، وهو الحفاظ على التراث الثقافي المكتوب على المدى الطويل وإمكانية الوصول إليه من قبل أي شخص من أي مكان وفي أي وقت.

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