Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaP ictorial compositions on funeral urns of the Napo Phase. A n iconographic and ethno-archaeological perspective
This article is an iconography study of the pictorial compositions of the funerary urns of the Napo phase (1168-1480 AD ), framed within the vast Amazonian polychrome tradition. This iconographic approach is complemented by a semiotic and ethno-archaeological methodology which allowed for the identi...
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Centro de Publicaciones Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cuadernosdeantropologia-puce.edu.ec/index.php/antropologia/article/view/188 |
| Sumario: | This article is an iconography study of the pictorial compositions of the funerary urns of the Napo phase (1168-1480 AD ), framed within the vast Amazonian polychrome tradition. This iconographic approach is complemented by a semiotic and ethno-archaeological methodology which allowed for the identification of specific patterns in the construction of these designs. These figures intrinsic to a “Napo aesthetic” can be understood as a system of visual communication about the artistic structure of this archaeological phase. |
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