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Material relations: the marriage figurines of prehispanic Honduras

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dc.contributor.authorHendon, Julia A., author
dc.contributor.authorJoyce, Rosemary A., author
dc.contributor.authorLopiparo, Jeanne, author
dc.contributor.authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:34:37Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:34:37Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractFocusing on marriage figurines--double human figurines that represent relations formed through social alliances--Hendon, Joyce, and Lopiparo examine the material relations created in Honduras between AD 500 and 1000, a period of time when a network of social houses linked settlements of a variety of sizes in the region. The authors analyze these small, seemingly insignificant artifacts using the theory of materiality to understand broader social processes. They examine the production, use, and disposal of marriage figurines from six sites--Campo Dos, Cerro Palenque, Copán, Currusté, Tenampua, and Travesia--and explore their role in rituals and ceremonies, as well as in the forming of social bonds and the celebration of relationships among communities. They find evidence of historical traditions reproduced over generations through material media in social relations among individuals, families, and communities, as well as social differences within this network of connected yet independent settlements. Material Relations provides a new and dynamic understanding of how social houses functioned via networks of production and reciprocal exchange of material objects and will be of interest to Mesoamerican archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontentsWorking with clay: Honduran figurine traditions -- Copán: making kin -- Tenampua: conflict and competition -- Campo dos: wealth and influence -- Currusté: family and ancestors -- Travesia: difference and identity -- Cerro Palenque: hosting and power.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/87460
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subject.lcshIndians of Central America -- Honduras -- Antiquities
dc.subject.lcshIndians of Central America -- Honduras -- Rites and ceremonies
dc.subject.lcshIndians of Central America -- Social networks -- Honduras
dc.subject.lcshMarriage -- Honduras -- History -- To 1500
dc.subject.lcshFigurines -- Honduras -- History -- To 1500
dc.subject.lcshMaterial culture -- Honduras -- History -- To 1500
dc.subject.lcshCommunity life -- Honduras -- History -- To 1500
dc.subject.lcshSocial archaeology -- Honduras
dc.subject.lcshExcavations (Archaeology) -- Honduras
dc.subject.lcshHonduras -- Antiquities
dc.titleMaterial relations: the marriage figurines of prehispanic Honduras
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