Zuni Ceramics and Pots- religious prayers for rain are carved into the post. They have a symbolic role to play in Zuni culture.
When we as humans make things we tend to make them in a number of different dimensions, we apply materials, we decorate, we add on linguistic symbols:
"Skill and it's meaning in art and design" quote by Adorma
The art of the maker
Design Process IDENTIFY- IMPLEMENT- DECIDE- ANALYZE- REFINE- IDEATE.
Idea- sketch- end product.
Personal, social and ethnic identities. Example of this- shells found with holes in them. Different tribes wear different beads to symbolise their identity.
We still do this today. Our tribal identifier is- what colour ipod to choose, what football top, what brand of shampoo do I buy, what clothing brand, etc etc.
Kula ritual: Circulation of symbolic objects. They have gatherings where they bring each other gifts, blankets, food, necklaces, etc. They trade them. The chief wears the highest status of shells, he then gives another high status object to one of his tribe members as a gesture of respect, if you like.
Pierre Bourdieu:
- Economic Capital
- Social Capital
"The aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionlised relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition." (Forms of capital, 1983)
3. Cultural Capital
Earliest form of trade
Exchange= Economic +Social Capital
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