The use of Artistic Media in Norse Greenland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4691228
AutoresLilla Kopár (University of America, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen201
Páginas102-113
Fecha de publicación2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of the North Atlantic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1935-1933 • E-ISSN: 1935-1933
EditorialJournal of the North Atlantic (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3721/037.002.s211
OpenAlexW2008752042
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias 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