Context, Cult, and Early Formative Period Public Ritual in the Mixteca Alta
Analysis of a hollow-baby figurine from Etlatongo, Oaxaca
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 6034208 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jeffrey P Blomster (0000-0002-5466-158X, Yale University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1998 |
| Volumen | 9 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 309-326 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536100002017 |
| OpenAlex | W2152098649 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 9 |
| Referencias citadas | 30 |
From the Early and Middle Formative periods, hollow ceramic-baby figurines in the Olmec style—representing a suite of shared symbols and iconography—appear at sites throughout Mesoamerica. Hollow babies are usually reported without provenience, which has prevented a context-based analysis. The recent discovery of a hollow-baby figurine in a bell-shaped pit in the Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca provides the opportunity to examine the role and purported distribution of these objects across Mesoamenca. Based on consideration of the Etlatongo hollow-baby image, a semiotic analysis of contemporaneous solid figurines from Oaxaca, and the volume and nature of its bell-shaped-pit context, hollow babies are interpreted as ritual paraphernalia used in display and public ceremonies that reflect the emerging social ranking of this period. Moving beyond a socioeconomic interpretation, the interregional relationships expressed through hollow-baby figurines are suggested to evince participation in a regional cult
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