About Animalistic and PreColombian Bands in the Great Nicoya

 

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Autore: Vargas Benavides, Henry O.
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2021
Descrizione:In the present article two types of Pre-Colombian polychrome ceramics from the Great Nicoya (between Nicaragua and Costa Rica) are exhibited.They are polychrome Jicote and Pataky vases dating from 1200 A.D. to 1550 A.D. The aim is to analyze animal representations and their complexbands that are generally represented in the superior openings of the vases. For the creation of a database, the data and photographs of vases in theNational Museum of Costa Rica were recorded. Based on such database, 56 Jicote and Pataky ceramic vases were categorized. They were classified in two major groups according to the motifs or themes represented in the complex bands: a) 12 geometric and b) 42 figurative. In the group of the figurative vases, six cases stand out where their bands have been repainted to achieve possible graphic representation schemes and semiot
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/14953
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/istmica/article/view/14953
Keyword:Pre-Colombian design, animals, virgules, languages, ceramics
Diseño precolombino; animales; vírgulas; lenguas; cerámica