Handbook of ceramic animal symbols in the ancient lesser antilles
Auteur :
Waldron, Lawrence
Éditeur :
University Press of Florida
ISBN :
9781683400011
Date de publication :
11 oct. 2016
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,5 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
980 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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. Lawrence Waldron integrates ethnozoology and ethology with traditional narratives and demonstrates that different animal representations dominated on particular islands.