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The Adorned Body : Mapping Ancient Maya Dress / ed. by Franco D. Rossi, Nicholas Carter, Stephen D. Houston.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (211 p.) : 28 b&w photos, 35 color and 278 b&w illusContent type:
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  • 9781477320716
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 391.00972/6 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The Adorned Body -- Chapter 2 The Clothed Body -- Chapter 3 The Painted Body -- Chapter 4 The Capped Body -- Chapter 5 The Diademed Body -- Chapter 6 The Bejeweled Body -- Chapter 7 The Collared Body -- Chapter 8 The Girded Body -- Chapter 9 The Shod Body -- Chapter 10 The Varied Body -- Chapter 11 The Moving Body -- Coda -- References -- Index
Summary: How we dress our bodies—through clothing, footwear, headgear, jewelry, haircuts, and more—is key to the expression of status and identity. This idea was as true for ancient Maya civilization as it is today, yet few studies have centered on what ancient Maya peoples wore and why. In The Adorned Body, Nicholas Carter, Stephen Houston, and Franco Rossi bring together contributions from a wide range of scholars, leading to the first in-depth study of Maya dress in pre-Columbian times. Incorporating artistic, hieroglyphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the clothing and ornaments of ancient Maya peoples, systematically examining who wore what, deducing the varied purposes and meanings of dress items and larger ensembles, and determining the methods and materials with which such items were created. Each essay investigates a category of dress—including headgear, pendants and necklaces, body painting, footwear, and facial ornaments—and considers the variations within each of these categories, as well as popular styles and trends through time. The final chapters reveal broader views and comparisons about costume ensembles and their social roles. Shedding new light on the art and archaeology of the ancient Americas, The Adorned Body offers a thorough map of Maya dress that will be of interest to scholars and fashion enthusiasts alike.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The Adorned Body -- Chapter 2 The Clothed Body -- Chapter 3 The Painted Body -- Chapter 4 The Capped Body -- Chapter 5 The Diademed Body -- Chapter 6 The Bejeweled Body -- Chapter 7 The Collared Body -- Chapter 8 The Girded Body -- Chapter 9 The Shod Body -- Chapter 10 The Varied Body -- Chapter 11 The Moving Body -- Coda -- References -- Index

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How we dress our bodies—through clothing, footwear, headgear, jewelry, haircuts, and more—is key to the expression of status and identity. This idea was as true for ancient Maya civilization as it is today, yet few studies have centered on what ancient Maya peoples wore and why. In The Adorned Body, Nicholas Carter, Stephen Houston, and Franco Rossi bring together contributions from a wide range of scholars, leading to the first in-depth study of Maya dress in pre-Columbian times. Incorporating artistic, hieroglyphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the clothing and ornaments of ancient Maya peoples, systematically examining who wore what, deducing the varied purposes and meanings of dress items and larger ensembles, and determining the methods and materials with which such items were created. Each essay investigates a category of dress—including headgear, pendants and necklaces, body painting, footwear, and facial ornaments—and considers the variations within each of these categories, as well as popular styles and trends through time. The final chapters reveal broader views and comparisons about costume ensembles and their social roles. Shedding new light on the art and archaeology of the ancient Americas, The Adorned Body offers a thorough map of Maya dress that will be of interest to scholars and fashion enthusiasts alike.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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