{"product_id":"ceramics-and-the-spanish-conquest-response-and-continuity-of-indigenous-pottery-technology-in-central-mexico-9789004204409","title":"Ceramics and the Spanish Conquest: Response and Continuity of Indigenous Pottery Technology in Central Mexico","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spanish colonization dramatically interrupted the autonomous development of ancient Mesoamerican culture. Nevertheless, indigenous societies learnt to live with the conquest. It was not only a time of crisis, but also an extraordinarily creative time period in which material culture reflected indigenous peoples’ varied responses and adaptations to the changing circumstances. This work presents insights into the process of cultural continuity and change in the indigenous world by focusing on pottery technology in the Nahua (Aztec) region of Central Mexico. The late pre-colonial, early colonial and present-day characteristics of this industry are explored in order to come to a renewed understanding of its long-term development.   with a contribution by Iliana Yunuen Caloca Rhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of contents  Acknowledgments  Introduction \t\t\t\tCultural continuity \t\t\t\tA note on some terms used \t\t\t\tOrganization of this work  Chapter 1.\tArcheology of Colonialism \t\t\t\tPost-colonial thinking \t\t\t\tColonies, colonization and colonialism \t\t\t\tHybridity and hybridization \t\t\t\tArcheology of colonialism \t\t\t\tThe archeology of colonialism in Mesoamerica  Chapter 2. \tThe Study of Material Culture \t\t\t\tThe study of material culture \t\t\t\tChange in material culture \t\t\t\tA method to study change in material culture \t\t\t\tConservatism of potters \t\t\t\tChange and continuity in pottery-making \t\t\t\tSummary  Chapter 3.\tCeramic-Making before the Conquest \t\t\t\tSources to study late pre-colonial ceramics \t\t\t\tOrganization of ceramic production \t\t\t\t\t(a) Clay preparation \t\t\t\t\t(b) Vessel forming \t\t\t\t\t(c) Vessel surface finishing \t\t\t\t\t(d) Firing \t\t\t\t\t(e) Decoration \t\t\t\t\t(f) Assembling vessel shapes \t\t\t\tThe impact of the Aztec empire on ceramic-making \t\t\t\tCeramics as ritual objects and media of literacy \t\t\t\tSummary  Chapter 4. \tCeramic-Making in Early Colonial Times \t\t\t\tSources to study early colonial ceramics \t\t\t\tOrganization of ceramic production (a) Clay preparation \t\t\t\t\t(b) Vessel forming \t\t\t\t\t(c) Vessel surface finishing \t\t\t\t\t(d) Firing \t\t\t\t\t(e) Decoration \t\t\t\t\t(f) Assembling a repertoire of vessel shapes \t\t\t\tThe impact of the Spanish ceramic technology \t\t\t\tCeramics as indices of cultural affiliation in early colonial central Mexico \t\t\t\tEarly colonial ceramics in central Mexico  Chapter 5. \tCeramic-Making at the Present \t\t\t\tSources to study present-day ceramics \t\t\t\tOrganization of ceramic production (a) Clay preparation \t\t\t\t\t(b) Vessel forming \t\t\t\t\t(c) Vessel surface finishing \t\t\t\t\t(d) Firing \t\t\t\t\t(e) Decoration \t\t\t\t\t(f) Assembling a repertoire of vessel shapes \t\t\t\tThe environmental impact of ceramic-making \t\t\t\tImpact of institutional programmes topromote ceramic-making \t\t\t\tPresent-day ceramics in central Mexico  Chapter 6. \tCeramics, Cultural Continuity and Social Change The development of ceramic-making during early colonial times \t\t\t\tThe development of ceramic-making at the present \t\t\t\tCeramics and cultural continuity \t\t\t\tThe role of material culture in the process of colonization \t\t\t\tReactions of Mesoamerican potters to the colonization \t\t\t\tThe perspectives of ceramic-making    List of Illustrations  Figure 1.\tFragments of late Aztec Black-on-Orange vessels from the valley of Mexico. Figure 2.\tFragments of late pre-Hispanic Red Wares from the valley of Mexico. Figure 3.\tFine polychrome vessel with pictographic decoration from a burial in Cholula (Suárez 1989) deposited at INAH Puebla (photo by Sergio Suárez). Figure 4.\tPatterns of decoration on early and late Aztec Black-on-Orange vessels from the valley of Mexico: (a) early Aztec tripod bowl (based on Minc et al. 1994:Fig. 6.2a) (b) early Aztec bowl (based on Minc et al. 1994:Fig. 6.3b) (c) early Aztec bowl (based on Minc et al. 1994:Fig. 6.3d) (d) early Aztec tripod plate (based on Minc et al. 1994: Fig. 6.4f) (e) early Aztec bowl (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 9) (f) early Aztec plate (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 14) (g) early Aztec plate (based on Minc et al. 1994:Fig. 6.4k) (h) early Aztec plate (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 23) (i) early Aztec bowl (based on Minc et al. 1994:Fig. 6.6h) (j) early Aztec bowl (based on Minc et al. 1994: Fig. 6.5i) (k) early Aztec tripod bowl (based on Minc et al. 1994:Fig. 6.5k) (l) late Aztec tripod bowl (based on Cervantes and Fournier 1995:Fig. 2) (m) decoration pattern on late Aztec plate (based on Cervantes and Fournier 1995:Fig. 8) (n) late Aztec plate (based on Cervantes and Fournier 1995:Fig. 5) and (o) decoration pattern on late Aztec bowl (based on Cervantes and Fournier 1995:Fig. 9). Figure 5.\tPatterns of decoration on late pre-Hispanic Red Wares from the valley of Mexico: (a) early Aztec Black-on-Red bowl (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 15) (b, c) late Aztec Black-on-Red bowls (based on Charlton et al. 1995:Fig. 1) (d, e, f) late Aztec Black-on-Red bowls (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 61) (g, h, i) late Aztec Black-on-Red vessels (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 19) (j, k, l) late Aztec White-and-Black-on-Red bowls (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 62) (m) late Aztec White-on-Red bowl (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 39) (n, o) late Aztec White-and-Black-on-Red bowls (based on Cervantes et al. 2007:Fig. 43). Figure 6.\tPictographic decoration on late pre-Hispanic fine polychrome vessels from Cholula: (a) goblet deposited at INAH-Puebla (b) censer deposited at Universidad de las Américas-Puebla (c) plate of frying-pan censer deposited at INAH-Puebla (d) goblet deposited at Universidad de las Américas-Puebla. Figure 7.\tLate pre-Hispanic vessel shapes in the valley of Mexico: (a, b, c) ollas (d) basin with upright walls (e) basin with flaring walls (f) comal (g.h, i) censers (j) pitcher (k) basin with upright walls (l, m) hemispherical bowls (n) bowl with upright walls (o) hemispherical bowl (p) bowl with upright walls (q) bowl with flaring walls (r) dish (s) tripod bowl with flaring walls (t) molcajete (u) bowl with upright walls (v, w) miniatures (x, y) goblets (z, aa, bb, cc) bowls with upright bowls (dd) bowl with composite silhouette (ee) goblet (ff, gg) bowls with upright walls (hh) plate. Not scaled. Figure 8.\tShapes of late pre-Hispanic polychrome vessels with pictographic decoration from Cholula: (a, b, c) bi-conical vases (d) vase (e) goblet (f) tripod bowl with flaring walls (g) bowl with flaring walls (h) hemispherical bowl (i) plate (j, k) censers (l) composite silhouette basin (m) crater (n) bottle. Figure 9.\tFine polychrome vessels from Cholula with pictographic decoration representing the “complex of the solar band”: (a) hemispherical bowl deposited at the Universidad de las Américas-Puebla (b) plate deposited at INAH-Puebla (c) crater deposited at INAH-Puebla. Figure 10.\tFine polychrome vessels from Cholula with pictographic complexes with religious and ritual connotations: (a) vase referring to the cult of the ancestors deposited at INAH-Tlaxcala (b) vase referring to propitiation of agricultural fertility deposited at INAH-Tlaxcala (c) bi-conical vase referring to pulque and fertility deposited at Universidad de las Américas-Puebla (d) goblet referring to actions around warfare deposited at Universidad de las Américas-Puebla (e) censer referring to the invocation of Quetzalcoatl deposited at INAH-Puebla (f) plate referring to the invocation of powerful nahuales deposited at INAH-Tlaxcala. Figure 11.\tFragments of ollas from the valley of Mexico with juncture marks showing that they were made using two or three horizontal molds as in pre-Hispanic times. Figure 12.\tFragments of vessels made by wheel with compression rings on the interior of the walls. Figure 13.\tFragments of early colonial Red Wares from the valley of Mexico. Figure 14.\tFragments of early colonial Black-on-Orange wares from the valley of Mexico. Figure 15.\tEarly colonial fine polychrome vessel with pictographic decoration from Cholula. Figure 16.\tFragments of early colonial molcajetes with lead glaze from the valley of Mexico. Figure 17.\tPatterns of decoration on early colonial Black-on-Orange wares from the valley of Mexico: (a, b, c, d) molcajetes and tripod bowls (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 12) (e, f, g, k) molcajetes and tripod bowls (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig13) and (h, i, j, l) molcajetes (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 14).. Figure 18.\tPatterns of decoration on early colonial Red Wares from the valley of Mexico: (a, b) bowls with flared walls (based on Charlton et al. 1995:Fig. 6) (c) bowl with upright walls (based on Charlton et al. 1995:Fig. 5) (d) plate with interior decoration (based on Charlton et al. 1995:Fig. 8). Figure 19.\tPatterns of decoration on early colonial lead glazed wares from the valley of Mexico. Figure 20. Patterns of decoration on early colonial Majolica wares from the valley of Mexico (based on Lister and Lister 1987:Fig. 85). Figure 21.\tShapes of early colonial serving vessels from the valley of Mexico: (a, b) ollas (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 68) (c) hemispherical bowl (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 69) (d) tripod molcajete (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 66) (e, f) tripod bowls (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 15) (g) plate (h, i) tripod bowls (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 23 Rodríguez Alegría 2002:Fig. A.1) (j, k, l, m) bowls (n) plate (o, p, q) goblets (based on Charlton et al. 2007:Fig. 26; Rodríguez Alegría 2002:Fig. A.1). Figure 22.\tVessel shapes depicted in the Códice de los Alfareros de Cuauhtitlan with the names given in the document: (a) molcaxete para cacaos (b, c) alcarrazas (d) jarro (e, f) goblets without name in the document (g) plate with incisions on the bottom without name in the document (h) tinaja (i) pitcher without name in the document (j) alcarraza (k) bottle with lid without name in the document (l) alcarraza (m) jarro pichel (n) alcarraza (o, p, q) jarros (r) sugar bowl without name in the document (s) jarro como caracol (t) jarro la hechura como negrito (u) jarro (kidney-shape bowl with an appendage on the rim modelled as a Spanish man and two handles) (v) jarro (kidney-shape bowl with a plate -or a pedestal base- and two handles on the rim viewed from the top). Figure 23.\tVessel shapes made with the potter’s wheel in the valley of Mexico: (a, b) bacín (c) bacinilla (d, e) lebrillo (f) cántaro (g) tinaja (h) orza (i) jarra (j) pitchel (k) hidroceramo (botija) (l) albarelo (m, n) plato (o) taza (p) pocillo (q) escudilla (based on Deagan 1987:Fig. 4.1). Figure 24.\tProcess of clay preparation in Amozoc. Figure 25.\tProcess of clay preparation in Huasca (Foto by Hermann Stützle). Figure 26.\tProcess of vessel forming by molding. Figure 27.\tOllas made with two vertical halve-molds in San Juanico. Figure 28.\tProcess of vessel forming in Metepec (Foto by Hermann Stützle). Figure 29.\tProcess of vessel forming in San Miguel Tenextatiloyan. Figure 30.\tProcess of vessel forming in Amozoc (Foto by Hermann Stützle). Figure 31.\tSmall factory for fine paste ceramics in Santa Cruz Texcoco. Figure 32.\tLead glazed wares from central Mexico in the market of Sonora in Mexico City (Foto by Hermann Stützle). Figure 33.\tApplication of greta on vessel before the second firing in Amozoc (Foto by Hermann Stützle).  Figure 34.\tProcess of surface finishing of vessels in Los Reyes Metzontla. Figure 35.\tProcess of firing in Metepec (Foto by Hermann Stützle). Figure 36.\tDecoration of ollas in San Miguel Tenextatiloyan. Figure 37.\tMethods and styles of decoration in: (a) Amozoc (b) Metepec (c) Santa Cruz Texcoco (d) Santa María Canchesdá (e) Huasca and (f) Santiago Coachochitlan. Figure 38.\tShapes of vessels made in Santa Cruz Texcoco. Figure 39.\tCazuelas for mole during drying in a workshop in Amozoc. Figure 40.\tOllas for piñatas in San Juanico. Figure 41. Artesanías manufactured in Los Reyes Metzontla.    List of Maps  Map 1.\tMap from central Mexico showing the places mentioned in the text. Map 2.\tMap from the valley of Mexico showing the places mentioned in the text.    List of Tables  Table 1.\tIndigenous vessels’ nomenclature in Nahuatl, English and Spanish registered in the tenth book of the Florentine codex (Sahagún 1961, X:83).","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210623672663,"sku":"9789004204409","price":135.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ceramics-and-the-spanish-conquest-response-and-continuity-of-indigenous-pottery-technology-in-central-mexico-9789004204409","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}