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Handbook of Ceramic Animal Symbols in the Ancient Lesser Antilles (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Lawrence Waldron
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hardcover. The present study attempts to survey and illustrate Saladoid ceramics and other objects from Caribbean countries in over twenty collections throughout that region and the United States with a focus on prominent zoomorphic iconography. Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P.Bullen Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, 16-page colour insert, 230 black & white photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AFP; HDD; JFFZ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1202.
The importance of animals as surrogates and signifiers in pre-Columbian art places them at the foundation of symbolic language and visual culture throughout much of the ancient Americas. However, with no comprehensive iconographic study of the ceramics of the Lesser Antilles, it has fallen to archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, linguists, and art historians to independently decipher the many species and symbols.
In this volume, Lawrence Waldron focuses on the cultural significance of nearly two dozen animal and bird representations found in Saladoid-era ceramics, surveying zoomorphic iconography in over twenty major collections. He integrates ethnozoology and ethology with traditional narratives and ... Read more
The importance of animals as surrogates and signifiers in pre-Columbian art places them at the foundation of symbolic language and visual culture throughout much of the ancient Americas. However, with no comprehensive iconographic study of the ceramics of the Lesser Antilles, it has fallen to archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, linguists, and art historians to independently decipher the many species and symbols.
In this volume, Lawrence Waldron focuses on the cultural significance of nearly two dozen animal and bird representations found in Saladoid-era ceramics, surveying zoomorphic iconography in over twenty major collections. He integrates ethnozoology and ethology with traditional narratives and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Series
Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P.Bullen Series
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9781683400011
SKU
V9781683400011
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About Lawrence Waldron
Lawrence Waldron is instructor of art history and studio art at the City University of New York, USA.
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