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Love lounging in hammocks? You can thank indigenous cultures for that

12.10.25 | Binghamton University
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Hospitality ritual taking place in a hammock
Hospitality ritual taking place in a hammock. From André Thevet, Les singularitez de la France Antarctique (Paris, 1588), 85–87. Image credit: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA Credit: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

postmedieval a journal of medieval cultural studies

10.1057/s41280-025-00379-w

Case study

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Towards a history of the hammock: An Indigenous technology in the Atlantic world

11-Nov-2025

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Additional Media

Hammock
Cotton hammock, late seventeenth century, Brazil. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, NG-NM-4982 Credit: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Keywords

Applied Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Cultural Diversity Cultural Studies

Article Information

Journal
postmedieval a journal of medieval cultural studies
DOI
10.1057/s41280-025-00379-w
Method of Research
Case study
Subject of Research
Not applicable
Article Publication Date
2025-11-11
Article Title
Towards a history of the hammock: An Indigenous technology in the Atlantic world
COI Statement
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Contact Information

David Hermanovitch
Binghamton University
dhermanovitc@binghamton.edu

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https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5938/research-explores-the-indigenous-origins-of-the-hammock

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APA:
Binghamton University. (2025, December 10). Love lounging in hammocks? You can thank indigenous cultures for that. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1WROWGDL/love-lounging-in-hammocks-you-can-thank-indigenous-cultures-for-that.html
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"Love lounging in hammocks? You can thank indigenous cultures for that." Brightsurf News, Dec. 10 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1WROWGDL/love-lounging-in-hammocks-you-can-thank-indigenous-cultures-for-that.html.