Man or woman? – perception of gender through costume

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19561467
AutoresUlla Mannering (0000-0001-8454-9153, National Museum of Denmark, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume2
Fascículo1
Páginas79-86
Data de publicação2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDanish Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2166-2282 • E-ISSN: 2166-2290
EditoraDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/21662282.2012.760893
OpenAlexW2022080537
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas5

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