| dc.contributor.advisor |
Guernsey , Julia , 1964 - |
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| dc.contributor.committeeMember |
Stuart , David |
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| dc.creator |
Long , Michael James , 1985 - |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011 -06 -17T19 :00 :38Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011 -06 -17T19 :01 :19Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011 -08 -17T14 :36 :45Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011 -06 -17T19 :00 :38Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011 -06 -17T19 :01 :19Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011 -08 -17T14 :36 :45Z |
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| dc.date.created |
2011 -05 |
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| dc.date.issued |
2011 -06 -17 |
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| dc.date.submitted |
May 2011 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2011 -05 -3119 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
This thesis examines a special group of Middle Preclassic (900 -600 BC ) figurines excavated at La Blanca , an early Mesoamerican site on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala . Figurines at La Blanca are ubiquitous and derive from both elite and non -elite household contexts . Because of their widespread distribution , archaeologists associate figurines with daily practice and household ritual in ancient Mesoamerica . They represent a rare opportunity to examine materializations of the human body across social strata , and because their depositional contexts do not seem to suggest ritual care , their context of use remains enigmatic .
With the dawn of the Middle Preclassic period , the community at La Blanca was at the center of a dramatic transition : in addition to the reconfiguring of political , social , and economic structures , the nature of personhood was profoundly transformed during this period . I argue that figurines were actively involved in the ongoing negotiation of social identity and personhood at La Blanca during this important transitional period . I specifically discuss a group of figurines from La Blanca called 'tab' figurines , which are remarkable for their exaggerated sexual characteristics and distinct approach to depicting the human form . I examine the 'tab' figurine assemblage in depth and examine how aspects of their context , form , and function helped their makers negotiate social identity at La Blanca . |
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| dc.format.mimetype |
application /pdf |
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| dc.language.iso |
eng |
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| dc.subject |
Tab figurines |
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| dc.subject |
Middle Preclassic period |
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| dc.subject |
La Blanca |
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| dc.subject |
Social identity |
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| dc.subject |
Guatemala |
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| dc.subject |
Blanca Site (Guatemala ) |
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| dc.subject |
Antiquities |
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| dc.subject |
Indians of Central America |
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| dc.subject |
Humor |
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| dc.title |
'Tab' figurines and social identity at La Blanca |
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| dc.description.department |
Art History |
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| dc.type.genre |
thesis |
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| dc.type.material |
text |
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| thesis.degree.name |
Master of Arts |
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| thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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| thesis.degree.discipline |
Art History |
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| thesis.degree.grantor |
University of Texas at Austin |
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| thesis.degree.department |
Art History |
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| dc.date.updated |
2011 -06 -17T19 :01 :19Z |
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