Material Relations: The Marriage Figurines of Prehispanic Honduras

by Rosemary A. Joyce, Julia A. Hendon, Jeanne Lopiparo

Focusing on marriage figurines--double human figurines that represent relations formed through social alliances--Hendon, Joyce, and Lopiparo examine the material relations created in Honduras between AD 500 and 1000, a period of time when a network of social houses linked settlements of a variety of sizes in the region. The authors analyze these small, seemingly insignificant artifacts using the theory of materiality to understand broader social processes.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607322773
• ISBN13: 9781607322771
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 19 years and up