"A significant contribution to the literature on Mesoamerican and
material culture studies since it treats the iconography,
archaeology, and social life of figurines. The volume focuses on a
very intriguing and little-studied art form, and it is refreshing
for its focus on small or non-monumental art that is found in elite
and non-elite contexts."--Joel Palka, University of Illinois,
Chicago "This overview of the state of art in the study of
Mesoamerican figurines of all time periods is packed with new data
and lively interpretation."--Richard Lesure, University of
California, Los Angeles Although figurines are among the most
abundant class of artifacts known in the vast Mesoamerican culture,
this is the premier single volume to examine these figurines from
the Olmec to the Aztec civilizations. These small, often ceramic
objects are commonly found at many archaeological sites. They
appear in the shape of humans, supernatural beings, animals, and
buildings. Mesoamerican Figurines brings together many seasoned and
respected scholars of art history, archaeology, ethnohistory,
anthropology, and social theory to analyze these objects by their
stylistic attributes, archaeological content, function, and
meaning. Because of their variety and number, figurines represent a
rich dataset from which ancient Mesoamerican identity and practices
can be ascertained, including human body symbolism, materiality,
memory and human agency, trade and interaction, and religion.
Christina T. Halperin is a visiting assistant professor in
anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Katherine A. Faust is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the
University of California, Riverside. Rhonda Taube is a doctoral
candidate in visual arts at the University of California, San
Diego. Aurore Giguet is division director of the Marjorie Barrick
Museum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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