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Focusing on marriage figurines—double human figurines that represent relations formed through social alliances—Hendon, Joyce, and Lopiparo examine the material relations created in Honduras between AD 500 and 1000, a period of time when a network of social houses linked settlements of a variety of sizes in the region. The authors analyze these small, seemingly insignificant artifacts using the theory of materiality to understand broader social processes.

They examine the production, use, and disposal of marriage figurines from six sites—Campo Dos, Cerro Palenque, Copán, Currusté, Tenampua, and Travesia—and explore their role in rituals and ceremonies, as well as in the forming of social bonds and the celebration of relationships among communities. They find evidence of historical traditions reproduced over generations through material media in social relations among individuals, families, and communities, as well as social differences within this network of connected yet independent settlements.

Material Relations provides a new and dynamic understanding of how social houses functioned via networks of production and reciprocal exchange of material objects and will be of interest to Mesoamerican archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians.


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Julia A. Hendon is professor of anthropology at Gettysburg College. Rosemary A. Joyce is professor of anthropology and the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. Jeanne Lopiparo is assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Rhodes College.
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"Material Relations: The Marriage Figurines of Prehispanic Honduras showcases a series of paired figurines that brings us into a world of marriage alliances, the crafting of person-like objects, the reproduction of households, the curating of ancestors, and public celebrations that brought diverse people together. As such, the sites of Campo Dos, Cerro Palenque, Copán, Currusté, and Travesía come to life, and the reader gains a greater appreciation for the social archaeology of western Honduras.”
Christina T. Halperin, Latin American Antiquity

"This richly illustrated and meticulously researched volume presents a compelling interpretation of the social networks linking settlements in western Honduras during the period AD 500 to 1000. . . . Archaeologists and anthropologists interested in the analysis of small-scale contexts of the household and community, as well as those interested in gender studies, will benefit from this volume."
—Karen Anderson-Cordova, Colonial Latin American Historical Review

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  • PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado
  • Publication date2014
  • ISBN 10 1607322773
  • ISBN 13 9781607322771
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages272

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