Book
Third Mesa Hopi ceramics: a study of the ceramic domain
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Wyckoff, Lydia L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Ceramic technology
- Utensils
- Decorative art
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hopi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Christopher Latham ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1979-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1979-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hopi Reservation, Third Mesa, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Lydia Lloyd Wyckoff
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 1985
- UM 8601000
- 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).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-405)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopi Indians