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Materiality and Sacred Landscapes: Ulúa Style Marble Vases in Honduras
Author(s) -
Luke Christina
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archeological papers of the american anthropological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1551-8248
pISSN - 1551-823X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-8248.2012.01040.x
Subject(s) - iconography , materiality (auditing) , maya , realm , style (visual arts) , art , politics , archaeology , aesthetics , art history , history , visual arts , political science , law
In this chapter, imagery on Ulúa marble vases from the lower Ulúa Valley of Honduras is explored from the perspective of conceptual landscapes and place‐making at Travesía. I argue that the color of the stone—white marble—and the associated iconography are related to localized understandings of paradisical ancestral spheres. The portable nature of Ulúa marble vases enabled this spiritual realm to be presented during social and political events in the region and abroad in both lower Central America and the central Maya lowlands.