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Figuring figurinesessay 1998 • DeBoer, Warren R.
Chachi • South America > Northwestern South America
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...Returning to Pueblo Viejoessay 1995 • DeBoer, Warren R.
Chachi • South America > Northwestern South America
Examining the archaeology and oral and written histories, including Baptismal records, pertaining to the Chachi and the Cayapas Basin, the author documents the origins and history of the Chachi. The archaeological evidence does agree with the Chachi ...The measurement and meaning of stylistic diversityarticle 1982 • DeBoer, Warren R. & Moore, James A.
Shipibo • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
In this essay DeBoer and Moore look at stylistic diversity in ceramic rim design as applied by Shipibo-Conibo potters to their wares and how these designs function in an ethnographic context. The authors discuss the ways in which style can be measure...The making and breaking of Shipibo-Conibo ceramicsarticle 1979 • DeBoer, Warren R. & Lathrap, Donald W.
Shipibo • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
DeBoer and Lathrap discuss the ceramic industry of the Shipibo-Conibo of eastern Peru, describing in turn the procurement of raw materials, vessel manufacture, distribution within households, the primary functions and secondary uses of vessels, and p...