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Figuring figurines: the case of the Chachi, Ecuador
Recent advances in the archaeology of the northern Andes : in memory of Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff • [los Angeles, Calif.] • Published In 1998 • Pages: 121-127, 149-172
By: DeBoer, Warren R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a discussion of figurines used by Chachi shaman. The author documents the genealogy of the figurines and their shaman owners. Some of the figurines came from archaeological sites and were re-utilized by the shamans, age of the artifact having an important supernatural quality. Some of the figurines depict Spanish missionaries and police officers. The older and more foreign the figurine, the more potent it is believed to be.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Visual arts
- Magical and mental therapy
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chachi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwestern South America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1986
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1986
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cayapas Basin, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- NotesAdditional notes
- Warren DeBoer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-172)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97053049
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cayapa Indians