2. Background
• Paleolithic Period
2.5 Millions years ago– 10 000 years ago
Civilization:
Fishing and Hunting
Collective life
Use the fire
Use tools
Began to form matrilineal clan
4. Background
• Neolithic Period
10 000 years – 5000/2000 years ago
Civilization
Pottery
Textile
Invented the agriculture and animal husbandry
Started to settle down
29. Garment
• Costume of the Paleolithic People
– The material
• skin
• fur
• leather
30. Garment
• Costume of the Paleolithic People
– The tools
• Scrapers made of flint
• Flint knives to cut the leather
• Strands of animal ligaments or twisted hair usedas
thread to lace pieces of skin together
• Ivory or bone needles
31. Garment
• Costume of the Mesolithic People
– Not only for weather, but also for decoration
– Tools
• Threads became finer
• Needles were slimmer
• Invention of primitive thimbles
– The primitive cloth pieces were basically square
– Basic costume: T-shaped tunic
32. Garment
• Costume of the Neolithic People
– Basic line of costumes
• skirts
• coats
• T-shaped tunics
• Wraparound shawls
33. Garment
• Costume of the Neolithic People
– The costume was semi fitted
– introducing
• Dyestuff: consisted of wide range of
vegetables, mineral colors
• Introducing woven ornaments
• Introducing great variety of jewelry,
headdresses, natural ornaments accessories
34. Assignment
• Review vocabulary
• Find 5 pictures of ancient period
garment, and 5 pictures of our day
fashion designer’s work which
influenced by ancient period garment
that you found
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