ISBN:
9781607326557
Language:
English
Pages:
xxx, 264 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
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24 cm
DDC:
972/.65
Keywords:
Maya pottery
;
Mayas Material culture
;
Cognition and culture
;
Potters
;
Maya
;
Keramik
;
Töpferhandwerk
;
Yucatán
Abstract:
"Based on fieldwork and reflection over a period of fifty years, Arnold utilizes engagement theory to describe the indigenous knowledge of traditional Maya potters in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico. Arnold examines craftspeople's knowledge and skills, their engagement with natural and social environments, the raw materials, and their process"--Provided by publisher
Abstract:
How was the data collected? -- The potters' engagement with the perceived landscape : ethnoecology -- The potters' engagement with raw materials : ethnomineralogy -- Engagement with paste preparation -- The potters' engagement with vessel forming -- The potters' engagement with drying and firing -- Ticul Pottery as a distilled landscape/taskscape
Note:
Contents note from ECIP table of contents
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 231-256
