Slovenski etnografski muzej

The article addresses the visual arts as stimulating source on the relationship between people and oxen, whether illustrating metaphorical meanings or real work practices. Based on a virtual collection of art works in which oxen have been identified, we can first establish the informative nature of the collection through time and then the expressiveness of its iconographic structure. What follows are four contents analysed in detail: oxen as symbolic markers of regional identity, children and oxen, the use of goads or whips, and various types of harness.

The article presents five to date unpublished staffs from the African Collection of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum. Its main focus is on the ritualstaffs of the Dogon from Mali. The article describes the phenomenon and development of staffs from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Etruria, and Greece to Early Christian Ireland, and the intercultural connections with the staffs from the African Collection of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum. The research was carried out on the basis of records, iconography, and archaeological finds.

Besedila, oddana za objavo v Etnologu, preberejo uredniki, znanstvene članke pa tudi vsaj dva recenzenta. Uredniki oz. recenzenti odločijo, če je prispevek sprejemljiv za objavo, oziroma ga po potrebi s pripombami vrnejo avtorju v dopolnitev. Pogoj za objavo znanstvenega članka sta dve pozitivni recenziji; praviloma objavljamo le izvirne članke.

Vsa besedila naj bodo napisana v programu Word, v pisavi Times New Roman. Velikost pisave naj bo 12 pik, razmik med vrsticami pa 1,5. Dolžina strokovnih, poljudnih in podobnih člankov je odvisna od dogovora z urednikom.