Sex, Myth, and Metaphor in Moche Pottery
Author | : Andrew David Turner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 1303712121 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781303712128 |
Rating | : 4/5 (128 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sex, Myth, and Metaphor in Moche Pottery written by Andrew David Turner and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moche culture (AD 1-800) of Peru's north coast produced a series of poorly understood ceramic vessels that graphically portray deities, humans, and other beings engaged in sexual activity. Analysis suggests that certain scenes involving a deity referred to as "Wrinkle Face" convey themes of agricultural fertility, mythic origins, regeneration, and the veneration of ancestors. Moche artists produced works in a richly metaphorical visual language that was broadly legible. The vessels present a model for the workings of a vital cosmos in which human reproduction played a central role, and broadly shared cosmological themes in the Andes were manipulated to suit Moche ideology.