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Man or woman? – perception of gender through costume

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ID19561467
AuthorsUlla Mannering (0000-0001-8454-9153, National Museum of Denmark, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume2
Issue1
Pages79-86
Publication date2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDanish Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2166-2282 • E-ISSN: 2166-2290
PublisherDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/21662282.2012.760893
OpenAlexW2022080537
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited5

Knowledge of Scandinavian costume history is based on information gathered from a large variety of sources. Actual costumes of skin and textiles are off course key finds but also prehistoric iconography offers a unique opportunity for comparative costumes studies. In this article quick guidelines for identification of male and female costumes seen on goilfoil figures dated to the Late Iron Age are presented. Further the recently excavated figuring from Lejre in Denmark is used as an example of how the guidelines can be used and applied to other find categories. Thus, the article offers an alternative interpretation of the figurine as a depiction of a female

Archaeology · Art · Depiction · Iconography · Linguistics · Prehistory · Visual arts · Computer Science · Cultural History and Identity Formation · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Philosophy

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year0,82
Citation span2015 - 2023 (9)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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