ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the interrelationship between some of the possible kinds of space. It focuses on the Tewa Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and explores the relationship between boundary display, constructed space, symbolized space, and actualized space. The boundary display is one device for organizing interaction between people. Dolores Root stresses the processual aspect of settlement patterns by viewing them as indicative of information flows. Symbolized space, as expressed through various visual representational forms, emphasizes some features of the cognitive landscape while de-emphasizing others. The ceremonial pottery is decorated using thus low-level symmetry, or in some cases, asymmetry. The designs on secular pottery span the range from low-to high-level symmetry. Actualized space concerns the relationship between people as physical beings and other physical objects. Jill D. Sweet explains that dance reveals important notions about the Tewa world view. Thus, the examination of the various expressions of space in relation to Tewa cosmology illustrates the reinforcing character of idea and expression.
