More than an Ethnic Marker: Toraja Art as Identity Negotiator

In this article I suggest that art can be more than a passive ethnic marker. Focusing on the architecturally based carvings of the Toraja of Indonesia, I argue that artistic forms are sites for the assertion, articulation, and negotiation of various hierarchical identities and relationships. I trace...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American ethnologist 1998-08, Vol.25 (3), p.327-351
1. Verfasser:	Adams, Kathleen M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agency Architecture Art Works Carving Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore Cultural identity Culture Decorative arts Elites Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Ethnology Hierarchy Highlands Identity Indigenous Populations Indonesia Material Culture Motifs Native peoples Political identity Politics Religious rituals South Asian studies Symbolism Toraja Tourism
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