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Basketry Shields of the Prehispanic Southwest

Bibliographic Data

ID5981663
AuthorsE A Jolie (0000-0002-3689-243X, University of Arizona, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume88
Issue4
Pages453-488
Publication date2022-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueKIVA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-1940 • E-ISSN: 2051-6177
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00231940.2022.2086400
OpenAlexW4283692486
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited50

Indigenous American shield-making traditions are best known among the peoples of the Plains and Southwest cultural provinces, where shields were used in martial and ceremonial contexts. In these regions, shields are frequently represented in images cross-cutting a range of visual media including rock and mural paintings, and pictographs and petroglyphs, some of which exhibit considerable antiquity. Actual shields, however, are almost unknown archaeologically. This article presents new data resulting from an analysis of five coiled basketry shields recovered from archaeological sites in the northern Southwest. Digital image enhancement clarifies the nature of early shield decoration, while evidence for use in combat contributes to knowledge of shield evolution and function. Improved dating suggests the possibility that basketry shields predate the proliferation of shield imagery in the AD 1200s. These observations help reorient discussion of shield form, function, and iconography within the context of wider cultural developments during the AD 1200s and beyond

Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Iconography · Indigenous · Rock art · Shield · Shields · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geology · History · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year1
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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