An Unusual Birth Depicted in Mimbres Pottery: Not Cracked up to What It is Supposed to Be

Autor: Karen M. Gardner, Brian S. Shaffer, Harry J. Shafer
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: American Antiquity. 62:727-732
ISSN: 2325-5064
0002-7316
DOI: 10.2307/281892
Popis: Hegmon and Trevathan's (1996) contention that Mimbres figurative pottery was probably painted by men ignorant about birthing, as evidenced by a virtually impossible birthing scene, is unsubstantiated. This claim was due to a lack of familiarity with the birthing motif they described, as well as selective and unrepresentative use of relevant ethnographic and historical data. We find no evidence that men painted Mimbres pottery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE