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

Quickly adopted by European colonists, hammocks also had cultural meaning, according to Binghamton Professor John Kuhn

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Binghamton University

Hammock

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

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Credit: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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 Title

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

Article Publication Date

11-Nov-2025

COI Statement

None

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