Graphs in cultures: a study in ethnomathematics
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Graphs in cultures: a study in ethnomathematics
zbMATH Open document ID: 0651.05001
DOI: 10.1016/0315-0860(88)90062-6
author: Marcia Ascher
published in: Historia Mathematica
publication date: 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The author investigates interest in the tracing of graphs with a single continuous line, with emphasis on traditions of the island of Malekula in the Republic of Vanuatu. ``The mathematical ideas are part of daily life, but their elaboration by the Malekula far exceeds practical necessity.''
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 05-03
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 05C45
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 91E99
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A07
zbMATH DE Number: 4061239
Wikidata QID: Q115927621
reviewed by: William G. Brown
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0315-0860(88)90062-6
OpenAlex ID: W2075706673
cites work: Q3710492
cites work: Q5784990
cites work: Some genuine graph models in anthropology
cites work: Q3240229
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4061239