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Painted Pottery of Honduras: Object Lives and Itineraries

By Rosemary A. Joyce

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2017
ISBN
9004341498, 9789004341494
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8871226 bytes)
Series
The Early Americas: History and Culture
Pages
353\366
Time added
2017-09-15 00:04:20
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Description

In Painted Pottery of Honduras Rosemary Joyce describes the development of the Ulua Polychrome tradition in Honduras from the fifth to sixteenth centuries AD, and critically examines archaeological research on these objects that began in the nineteenth century. Previously treated as a marginal product of Classic Maya society, this study shows that Ulua Polychromes are products of the ritual and social life of indigenous societies composed of wealthy farmers engaged in long-distance relationships extending from Costa Rica to Mexico. Drawing on concepts of agency, practice, and intention, Rosemary Joyce takes a potter's perspective and develops a generational workshop model for innovation by communities of practice who made and used painted pottery in serving meals and locally meaningful ritual practices.

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