Reading between the lines
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Date
2001
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National Museum of Namibia
Abstract
I .arge artifacts such as buildings, statues and open spaces are patterned through time in particularpolitical, social
and economic circumstances. The dialectics of power, domination and resistance that characterised the period
in which the artifacts were fashiontd can be understood by reading the artifacts as silent text. If we dedpl1er
the grammar, metaphors rmd the symbolism that is embedded in the large artifacts then we can understand their
meaning. By developing tools that can enable us to understand the spatial setting, time and social contexts of
monuments, i t becomes possible to unravel lhe puzzle of their extralinguistic character. This paper discusses
some of the issues that appear to be communicated through the symbolism of three statues from the University
of Cape Town (U.CL).
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Artifacts, Symbolism, Metaphors, Archaeology, Dialectics
Citation
Gwasira, G. 2001. Reading Between The Lines. Windhoek: National Museum of Namibia; 88-92.