| Abstract: |
The Maitum anthropomorphic potteries are secondary burial jars dated to the Metal Age period were recovered in Ayub Cave site in Barangay Pinol at the Municipality of Maitum, Saranggani Province. These anthropomorphic vessels are shaped and produced in a realistic approach with features (i.e., head, eyes, nose, ears, mouth and teeth
breast, genitalia, hands and arms
navel and neck) of a human figure that distinctly portrays male and female. In determining sex and gender of these materials entails the method of ethnographic analogy and degree of standardization in inferring maleness and femaleness of the anthropomorphic vessels. The study has established that measuring the degree of standardization applied to the head and eyes of the anthropomorphic vessels is gender-free. On the other hand, the application of ethnographic analogy decode queries on cross-cultural perspectives of body embellishment has been helpful in figuring sex and gender specific markers. The application of gender archaeology to the Maitum anthropomorphic vessels has not been straightforward although there are number of meaningful insights into the approach.
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