Publication Date
8-1979
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Bob Teske, Lynwood Montell, Frank Pittman
Degree Program
Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
A gunsmith from western Kentucky is observed in light of cultural, aesthetic, technical and traditional aspects involved in his work. The cultural context of hunting culture in the region is explored with an emphasis on the importance of the gunsmith’s shop as a performance context for folk narratives. The process of building a custom rifle is documented as well as the technical and aesthetic variables from which the gunsmith renders his products. The gunsmith is shown as a folk craftsman whose trade dates back to colonial America, but whose methods and materials are contemporary.
Disciplines
Anthropology | Folklore | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Korn, Michael, "“. . . An’ the Whole Nine Yards.”: An Ethnography of a Kentucky Gunsmith" (1979). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3299.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3299
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Original department Folk & Intercultural Studies