Changing Identities in Changing Times: Gendered Roles and Representations through the Ceramic Figurines of Greater Nicoya
| atmire.migration.oldid | 659 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | McCafferty, Geoffrey G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leullier Snedeker, Natasha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-25T18:14:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-15T07:01:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-01-25 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2013 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The archaeology of Greater Nicoya is shifting focus from large, exceptional ceramic anthropomorphic figurines, to the smaller, more common specimens found in domestic contexts. Most figurines display obvious sexual and gender characteristics. An analysis of gender identity provides an opportunity to study these objects as part of daily life and ritual that speak of group and individual identities. Data from an almost unstudied collection of figurines from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and a sample of fragmented specimens from the site of Santa Isabel (Ni-Ri-44), Nicaragua, will help trace the broader changes in the forms of gender representations from the Bagaces (A.D.300-A.D.800) to the SapoĆ” (A.D.800-A.D.1350) periods. Roles and representations, along with styles and manufacture, underwent a gradual transition from naturalistic, sexualized and individualized to abstract and gender ambiguous, reflecting major changes in community values and socio-political organization. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Leullier Snedeker, N. (2013). Changing Identities in Changing Times: Gendered Roles and Representations through the Ceramic Figurines of Greater Nicoya (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25252 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25252 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/487 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Art History | |
| dc.subject | Archaeology | |
| dc.subject.classification | Ceramic Figurines | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Greater Nicoya | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Lower Central America | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Gender | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Ritual | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Identity | en_US |
| dc.title | Changing Identities in Changing Times: Gendered Roles and Representations through the Ceramic Figurines of Greater Nicoya | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Archaeology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (MA) | |
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