Changing Identities in Changing Times: Gendered Roles and Representations through the Ceramic Figurines of Greater Nicoya

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCafferty, Geoffrey G.
dc.contributor.authorLeullier Snedeker, Natasha
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-25T18:14:27Z
dc.date.available2013-06-15T07:01:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-25
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThe 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.citationLeullier 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/25252en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25252
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/487
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity 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.subjectArt History
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subject.classificationCeramic Figurinesen_US
dc.subject.classificationGreater Nicoyaen_US
dc.subject.classificationLower Central Americaen_US
dc.subject.classificationGenderen_US
dc.subject.classificationRitualen_US
dc.subject.classificationIdentityen_US
dc.titleChanging Identities in Changing Times: Gendered Roles and Representations through the Ceramic Figurines of Greater Nicoya
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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