The snail as an expression of sound, fertility and its relation to water

Authors

  • Gerardo Izquierdo Díaz
  • Giselda Hernández Ramírez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/rtc.n11.3

Keywords:

Snail, Expression, Sound, Fertility, Water, Central America, Culture

Abstract

Mollusks and their shells from the seas and river basins have been used by humans for millennia. Their meats were part of their diet. Testimonies of the economic activity of collection, have remained as heaps of them in diverse latitudes of the planet always in relation to mirrors of water. Sometimes, in places very remote and far from the sea, as in Central America.
In this article we realize how it is used as a reference in diverse social, cultural and expressive contexts.

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Author Biographies

  • Gerardo Izquierdo Díaz

    Subdirector Científico del Instituto Cubano
    de Antropología, La Habana, Cuba

  • Giselda Hernández Ramírez

    Profesora de Antropología de la Universidad
    de las Artes, La Habana, Cuba

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Published

2016-12-19

Issue

Nº 11, Enero 2017

Section

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How to Cite

Izquierdo Díaz, G. and Hernández Ramírez, G. (2016) “The snail as an expression of sound, fertility and its relation to water”, Tercio Creciente, 6(1). doi:10.17561/rtc.n11.3.