Book
Third Mesa Hopi ceramics: a study of the ceramic domain
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Wyckoff, Lydia L..
Abstract
The author of this source characterizes her work as an attempt to increase knowledge of the relationship between material culture and the culture which produces it. To that end, she analyzes the production of ceramic wares (including brick, tile, vessels, shoe effigies, and miniatures) produced on the Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. The source begins with a brief description of the Hopi physical environment, subsistence, economy, social organization and religion. This is followed by a brief sketch of Hopi history. The various ceramic products and the two major styles of decoration on them are described in much greater detail. The author finds that all the women who produce pottery consider themselves either a “progressive” or a “traditional.” The “quantifiably” different styles of decoration are, the author argues, a by-product of the progressive and traditional world views. The author concludes her work by claiming that stylistic differences can and do communicate cultural information.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Christopher Latham ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Place
- Hopi Reservation, Third Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Lydia Lloyd Wyckoff
- Generally speaking, information on the actual manufacture of ceramic wares is indexed for Ceramic Technology (323). Descriptions of various vessels are indexed for Utensils (415). And information on artistic styles and decoration can be found in Decorative Art (531).
- UM 8601000
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-405)
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 1985
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians