Gendered adornment and dress soundscape in Etruscan dance

Forfattere

  • Audrey Gouy Université de Lille

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/acta.10437

Emneord (Nøkkelord):

adornment, gendered adornment, jewellery, ritual performances, dance, identity, Etruscans, sounds, soundscape

Sammendrag

The Etruscans produced some of the most refined and elaborate pieces of jewellery in the ancient Mediterranean. While Etruscan jewellery is often interpreted as a sign of luxury, and prestige or as a means of legitimisation, the aim of this article is to show the communicative potential and function of adornment. In particular, what was the aim of such adornment in ritual performances and was there a gendered distinction between the jewellery worn by dancers? Did they have a sensory impact in dance? Based on visual evidence of dance from central Etruria from the sixth and fifth centuries BC, this article will focus on the sound these items could have produced. It appears that belts, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and diadems added to the male and female body highlighted, shaped, and performed gender, identity, and status; however, they could also blur, transform, and reverse them.

Late Roman wall, the partition immediately south of the West Gate (Porta Oea) with reused blocks from first-century mausolea (Drawing by Francesca Bigi) and Tombstone of Regina from South Shields (Arbeia) (Tyneamd WearArchives and Museums/ Bridgeman Images)

Nedlastinger

Publisert

2023-08-01

Hvordan referere

Gouy, A. (2023) «Gendered adornment and dress soundscape in Etruscan dance», Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia, 33(19 N.S.), s. 167–196. doi: 10.5617/acta.10437.

Utgave

Vol 33 Nr. 19 N.S. (2021)

Seksjon

Part 2: Adornment as Expression of Everyday Identity in Ancient and Medieval Life

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