Understanding geometrical features of Nuaulu shield design
This article seeks to elucidate the form and function of decorative designs on Nuaulu parrying shields from Seram, Indonesia. It builds on earlier work focusing on the shield as a sacred anthropomorphized entity with its own life-cycle, the reproduction of which mirrors the reproduction of sacred ho...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Sage Publ.
[2019]
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Journal of material culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 210-231 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
geometric patterns
B Moluccas B formal variability B Shields B Indonesia |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |