纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 069瓦斯特克女神雕像（9）

 

The Aztec expert Kim Richter gives us her more secular¹ understanding of the statue:

"I've argued that the sculptures represent the Huastec elite², who dressed up with these fancy costume elements that were actually common within the international elite of Mesoamerica. I've linked the Huastec head-dresses to similar types of head-dresses found in other regions."

"I think it's the fashion of the day, but also so much more. It's not unlike, for example, a Gucci bag today. You see it in wealthy people all over the world. It's a symbol of status, and it symbolises the connections between these different regions of the globe today. And these head-dresses had a very similar function, they showed to their own people that they were part of this larger Mesoamerican culture."

我认为雕像代表的是瓦斯特克贵族，她身上夸张的服饰元素在中美洲各国的贵族阶层中其实是很常见的。我已经发现这些头饰与出土于其他地区的类似头饰之间存在联系。

?这是当时的潮流，但也具有更深的含义…与现在的古驰包不无相似处。全球的富人都拿着它，它是身份的象征，也代表现代世界各地之间的联系。头饰也有类似的功能。它们向本族群宣告，自己是更广大的中美洲文明的一部分。

 

1 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

2 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。