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miniaturas (ritual containers) (ritual vessels, ceremonial containers, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: In indigenous American cultures, containers that are very small versions of containers of normal size; for ritual use, where the small item stands for the normal-sized object. |
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miniaturas (ritual containers) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,PN)
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miniaturas (rituele houders) (Dutch,D,NT,U)
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miniatura (ritual container) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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miniatura (pequeños contenedores) (Spanish-P,AD,U,SN)
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miniatura (rituele houder) (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TQ |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Containers (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ containers (receptacles) (G) |
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................ <containers by function or context> (G) |
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.................... ceremonial containers (G) |
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........................ ritual vessels (G) |
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............................ miniaturas (ritual containers) (P,U) |
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Dutch ..... Houders in inheemse Amerikaanse culturen, zeer kleine versies van houders van normale grootte. Ze zijn voor ritueel gebruik, waarbij het kleine item het object van normale grootte representeert.
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Spanish ..... Se considera miniatura a los pequeños contenedores presentes en contextos arqueológicos y etnográficos, cuya función ha sido descrita y documentada como vinculada al ámbito ritual. Se presentan en variadas formas que pueden ser similares a las observadas en objetos funcionales de tamaño normal, y en ocasiones poseen decoración específica dependiendo del tipo de ceremonia al que se encuentran destinados. |
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