Author: Paulus Gerdes
ISBN: 978-0-557-38290-3, 2010, 292 pp
together with the full-colour supplement: “OTTHAVA Images in Colour” (ISBN 978-0-557-38292-7, 2010, 68 pp.)
Preface: Dr. Abdulcarimo Ismael (Academic Director, Lurio University);
Afterword: Dr. Mateus Katupha (Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, 1991-2000)
Available from http://stores.lulu.com/pgerdes
Backcover text:
In the book “Otthava: Making Baskets and Doing Geometry in the Makhuwa Culture in the Northeast of Mozambique” I reflect on practices in the Makhuwa culture, which provide evidence of the geometric considerations operating in basket weaving, and are suitable and appropriate for mathematical and educational exploration. A proper scientific understanding of this knowledge, and the educational value of these (continue reading…)
