The use of Artistic Media in Norse Greenland

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4691228
AutoresLilla Kopár (University of America, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume201
Páginas102-113
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of the North Atlantic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1935-1933 • E-ISSN: 1935-1933
EditoraJournal of the North Atlantic (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3721/037.002.s211
OpenAlexW2008752042
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas9

The choice of material (or artistic medium) is an important part of the creation of an artifact. At the same time, it is also an indicator of artistic traditions and cultural influences. This article offers an overview of the use of some of the most widely used and, in cultural terms, most significant materials (metal, bone, ivory, wood, and soapstone) as artistic media in Norse Greenland, with special attention to availability (and its limitations), the choice of alternative media, and the influence of the Church on the use of artistic media. The survey reveals, on the one hand, some level of resourcefulness of the Norsemen in Greenland to adapt to local circumstances, and on the other, their strong adherence to European Christian culture

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Psychology