Archetypes: labeling (of a table, etc.)

When a baby experiences a table, he will grasp the table feet, may eventually try to lick them (eatable?  taste and smell? etc.), he will observe what adults, especially his closest relatives, practically DO with that object, etc..

If his experience is with a Western-type table, he may eventually bump his head why trying to stand up with the help of the table foot;  he may wonder what mysterious tasks adults perform on this still unlabeled object (of which he cannot contemplate the top, at least not without help);  etc..  In a way, this kind of table may be perceived as a limiting, somewhat dangerous, object.
If his experience is with a low-type table as those common in the Far East, he can use the table foot and top to help standing up and getting a new insight of his surroundings, including of his relatives;  he may be able to climb and crawl on its top, etc..  This kind of table may be perceived as a powerful helper.

In short the baby experience will be very different.  At a time the object will be labeled to become a part of his vocabulary.  This label may be carried on for the whole of his life as The Table, and any follow-up experiences with similar or different tables may be performed by reference to the original definition of what is The Table, what The Table can be used for, be careful about, etc.

A baby growing in an environment without any table, will not acquire an early definition of what a table is.  His later relations with tables might then be rooted on the Archetype(s) of very different object(s).
This applies to an experience with snow:  a child growing at a low altitude in a warm country may not experience with snow at an early age, while, in some human populations leaving near the poles, it is common for the mother to put the just deliver baby in immediate contact to snow.  The baby therefore has a very early experience of this crucial element of his environment.

Early labeling are an important part of our future relations with our environment and may affect our behavioral patterns.

As it is framed by the physical and cultural environment in which the baby evolutes, early labeling varies from one individual to another.  However, individuals growing up in well-established cultural environments, may share some common aspects in their early experience and labeling.  These common aspects, if found in all individuals grown up in the same culture, may lead to a Cultural Archetype.

I started researching Cultural Archetypes in several cultures back to the late seventies;  I shall report my findings in follow-up Posts.