1. My chosen artifact is soda tab bracelets
2. How do you classify your artifact? In what groups can you place your artifact? What connections can you make to other artifacts in the group?
Soda tab bracelets are can be classify as a new modern era for tab art since it is just soda tab and strings. tabs bracelet can be view in the group of teens, and girls, and boys because teenagers wore those bracelets. the connections i can make to others artifacts in the group are that teens love fashion, love accessories. And there are plenty of different tab art such as bags, necklaces, and many others.
3. Identify points of similarity between your artifact and others. Then identify points of difference with other artifacts. How is it similar? How is it different?
Silver bracelet, silver watch, and others silver accessories have the same shade, color, just like soda tab bracelet and have only one purpose which is to be wear around the wrist. Necklaces, and earrings silver are different from soda tab bracelet because necklaces are wear around the neck, and the earrings are wear in each of the ear. Even though the necklaces, earrings, and watches, they are all accessories that we wear.
4. What metaphors or analogies suit your artifact? (Explain if needed)
Soda tab bracelet is really phenomenal art that is trending as a new era for art in accessories industry. People wear them to make themselves as fashioners because we love to wear new things that seem beautiful to our eyes. Also people wear bracelet to tell the world that they are standing against hate, crime, disease. when they wear clothes with same logo that is similar with their clothes it is freaking awesome because they are standing up against this conflict.
5. How is your artifact characterized? (How do people/media/groups characterize it?)
Soda tab bracelet is characterize as a new way to recycle these beautiful tabs soda into art and it is mesmerizing because there are lot of videos where you can learn amazing trick to create your own soda tab bracelet. And there are plenty of others project if you are not a bracelet person such as belts, sculpture, and rings that are made of soda tab. There are lot pretty cool videos, and pictures of soda tab art that are made with different color.
6. What cultural narratives govern your artifact?
Teenagers, boys, girls, men, and women, since they all wear soda tab bracelet.
7. What assumptions, stereotypes, habits, social practices, and institutions frame your artifact?
If someone is germaphobe there is no way that person will wear the soda bracelet without clean it or make sure it is not filthy. Someone who likes new art and trying bracelets will not hesitate to try soda tab bracelet on his or her wrist because he or she likes to try it.
8. What doctrines or practices affect your artifact? (Or, what doctrines or practices you’re your artifact affect?) Political parties and platforms? Religious? Ideological? Which ones? Are there cultural “rules” and practices? Which?
In Haiti, soda tab bracelet was somewhat popular and it was groundbreaking because not all parents want their children to wear things that came from garbage since the children had to pick the tabs from the trash, or in the street, or somewhere food was serve with drinks that have tabs. many people from different background loves wearing soda tab bracelet because it a new fashion art.
9. How does your artifact affect culture? How does culture affect your artifact?
Almost everyone is wearing soda tab art and it is trending around teens, men, women. With the help of social media people can learn how to make their own soda tab bracelet. And my culture affect my artifact when i purchase one of the bracelets, likes a video where i learn to make my own bracelet.