The adorned body : mapping ancient Maya dress
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The adorned body : mapping ancient Maya dress
University of Texas Press, 2020
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-204) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. The Adorned Body (Stephen Houston, Nicholas Carter, and Franco Rossi)
2. The Clothed Body (Nicholas Carter, Alyce de Carteret, and Katharine Lukach)
3. The Painted Body (Katharine Lukach and Jeffrey Dobereiner)
4. The Capped Body (Nicholas Carter and Alyce de Carteret)
5. The Diademed Body (Franco Rossi, Katharine Lukach, and Jeffrey Dobereiner)
6. The Bejeweled Body (Nicholas Carter)
7. The Collared Body (Mallory Matsumoto and Cara Tremain)
8. The Girded Body (Alyce de Carteret and Jeffrey Dobereiner)
9. The Shod Body (Franco Rossi and Alyce de Carteret)
10. The Varied Body (Cara Tremain)
11. The Moving Body (Mallory Matsumoto)
Coda (Stephen Houston, Franco Rossi, and Nicholas Carter)
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