Assessing the influence of culture on craft skills: A quantitative study with expert Nepalese potters.
Studies have documented that traditional motor skills (i.e. motor habits) are part of the cultural way of life that characterises each society. Yet, it is still unclear to what extent motor skills are inherited through culture. Drawing on ethnology and motor behaviour, we addressed this issue throug...
Main Authors: | Enora Gandon, Tetsushi Nonaka, Raphael Sonabend, John Endler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239139 |
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