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Pre-Columbian art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks / Colin McEwan and John W. Hoopes, editors ; with additional contributions by Harriet F. Beaubien [and thirty others].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Beaubien, Harriet F., author.
Contributor:
Dumbarton Oaks.
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art
McEwan, Colin, editor.
Hoopes, John W., editor.
Series:
Pre-Columbian art at Dumbarton Oaks ; no. 5.
Pre-Columbian art at Dumbarton Oaks ; number 5
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art.
Dumbarton Oaks.
Indian art--Central America--Catalogs.
Indian art.
Indian art--Colombia--Catalogs.
Indians of Central America--Antiquities--Catalogs.
Indians of Central America.
Indians of South America--Colombia--Antiquities--Catalogs.
Indians of South America.
Indians of Central America--Antiquities.
Indians of South America--Antiquities.
Dumbarton Oaks--Catalogs.
Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art--Catalogs.
Antiquities.
Central America.
Colombia.
Genre:
Catalogs.
Physical Description:
xxv, 768 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, [2021]
Summary:
"Catalogue of the collection of Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks. The catalogue, written by leading international scholars of Pre-Columbian art history and archaeology, contains detailed analyses of specific works of art along with thematic essays situating these works within the broader context of greater Central American culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Jadeworking / Bricitte Kovacevich
The Anthropomorphic Celtiform Pendant Theme of the Jade Tradition in Costa Rica / David Mora-Marin
A Noninvasive Approach to the Study of Jade Artifacts from Central America / David Mora-Marin
Catalogue Entries For Greenstone Objects From Central America
Metallurgy in Costa Rica / Patricia Fernandez Esquivel
Monumentality and Portability Stone Spheres and Gold Ornaments from the Diquis Delta / Francisco Corrales Ulloa
Catalogue Entries For Objects From Finca 4
Map of Panama
Resurrecting Playa Venado, a Pre-Columbian Burial Ground in Panama / Anthony J. Ranere
Funerary Rituals among the Elite of the Rio Grande Chiefdom, Panama Preparations for the Final Voyage of a Powerful Code Warrior / Mercedes Guinea Bueno
Catalogue Entries For Objects From Playa Venado
Technological Insights into Goldworking in Pre-Columbian Panama / Ainslie Harrison
Catalogue Entries For Metal Objects From Greater Chiriqui And Greater Cocle
Map of Colombia
Early Metalwork in Caribbean Colombia and Southern Central America / Stewart D. Redwood
Nahuange Metalwork from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Northern Colombia, 100-1000 CE Development and Relations with Neighboring Areas / Juanita Saenz Samper
Funerary Contexts of Herrera and Muisca Goldwork Recent Data from Nueva Esperanza, Sabana de Bogota, Colombia / Sebastian Rivas Estrada
Catalogue Entries For Objects From Colombia
Appendix
Compositional Analysis of the Pre-Columbian Metal Objects from the Dumbarton Oaks Collection / Kim Cullen Cobb.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
ISBN:
9780884024699
0884024695
OCLC:
1238131723
Publisher Number:
99989174300

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