The Patterns of the Drums: An Evaluation Of Iconographic Variation In Dong Son Drum Motifs Of Vietnam
Author(s): Ryan Bennett
Year: 2021
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
One of the larger debates in studies of Bronze age Vietnam is the symbolic meaning of Dong Son drums. However, in the academic haste to find this overarching meaning there are several questions that have been left unanswered regarding iconographic variation. In this paper, it is my goal to address the iconographic variability of these drums and explore the roles of cultural influences and time on this variability. To conduct this research I shall be using materiality. This research uses a sample of 115 drums from locations across Vietnam to explore the variations in dimensions, motifs, locations, and age. In addition to the archaeological evidence, I explore the histories of cultural groups associated with these drums and their neighbors.
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The Patterns of the Drums: An Evaluation Of Iconographic Variation In Dong Son Drum Motifs Of Vietnam. Ryan Bennett. Presented at The 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2021 ( tDAR id: 467387)
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Keywords
General
Bronze Age
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Dong Son Culture
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Iconography and epigraphy
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Materiality
Geographic Keywords
Asia: Southeast Asia
Spatial Coverage
min long: 92.549; min lat: -11.351 ; max long: 141.328; max lat: 27.372 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 30919