Diseño e interpretación simbólico-mitológica de un metate de panel colgante
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El análisis de los metates de panel colgante plantea un desafío debido a la escasez de ejemplares, la carencia de contexto en que se obtuvieron y, por tanto, la ambigüedad en el discurso académico. Este artículo se enfoca en el estudio de uno de estos objetos proveniente de Turrialba, Costa Rica. Se emplea un enfoque interdisciplinario que combina evidencia arqueológica, consideraciones etnográficas y un análisis desde el diseño para argumentar que en este metate se presenta un metarrelato sobre la historia talamanqueña del águila que come gente, convirtiéndolo en una representación integral de esta narrativa. Se propone un análisis desde el diseño del objeto, considerando su estructura y morfoproporcionalidad. A pesar de la complejidad de inferir el uso precolombino mediante información etnográfica, diversas líneas de análisis, desde la genética de grupos hasta referentes arqueológicos previos, respaldan la propuesta desarrollada.
The analysis of flying-panel metates poses a challenge due to the scarcity of specimens, the lack of contextual information regarding their discovery, and the resulting ambiguity in the academic discourse. This article focuses on the study of one of these objects from Turrialba, Costa Rica. Employing an interdisciplinary approach that combines archaeological evidence, ethnographic considerations, and a design analysis, it is proposed that this metate presents a metanarrative that recounts a Talamanca story of the eagle that eats people, turning the metate into a comprehensive representation of this narrative. A design analysis of the object is proposed, considering its structure and morpho-proportionality. Despite the complexity of inferring pre-Columbian use through ethnographic information, various lines of analysis from group genetics to previous archaeological references support the proposal developed here.
The analysis of flying-panel metates poses a challenge due to the scarcity of specimens, the lack of contextual information regarding their discovery, and the resulting ambiguity in the academic discourse. This article focuses on the study of one of these objects from Turrialba, Costa Rica. Employing an interdisciplinary approach that combines archaeological evidence, ethnographic considerations, and a design analysis, it is proposed that this metate presents a metanarrative that recounts a Talamanca story of the eagle that eats people, turning the metate into a comprehensive representation of this narrative. A design analysis of the object is proposed, considering its structure and morpho-proportionality. Despite the complexity of inferring pre-Columbian use through ethnographic information, various lines of analysis from group genetics to previous archaeological references support the proposal developed here.
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Diseño Precolombino, Arqueología, Escultura en piedra, Simbolismo, Historia oral, Chibcha, Pre-Columbian dessign, Archaeology, Stone sculpture, Symbolism, Oral history, Metate
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