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The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls : the adventures of Eugène Boban / Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walsh, Jane MacLaren, author.
- Topping, Brett, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boban, Eugène.
- Archaeologists--Biography.
- Archaeologists.
- Crystal skulls--History.
- Crystal skulls.
- Latin America--Antiquities--Collectors and collecting--History.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (330 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe's leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls
- Copyright
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Authors' Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Caveat Emptor
- Chapter 2. Between Old World and New
- Chapter 3. Mexico
- Chapter 4. Mexico at Mid-Century
- Chapter 5. The Emperor's Antiquarian
- Chapter 6. Confronting a Different Paris
- Chapter 7. Marketing a Collection
- Chapter 8. A Premier Collection
- Chapter 9. Narratives of Provenance
- Chapter 10. The Rue du Sommerard Decade
- Chapter 11. Of Fakes and Fakers
- Chapter 12. From Student to Teacher, Dealer to Curator
- Chapter 13. Good Deals and Bad
- Chapter 14. Back in Business
- Chapter 15. Fingerprints on Crystal Skulls
- Chapter 16. Courting the Smithsonian
- Chapter 17. Of Fakes, Forgers, and Frauds
- Chapter 18. "El Tocayo's" Triumph
- Chapter 19. Later Life
- Chapter 20. Afterlife
- Epilogue
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78920-096-2
- OCLC:
- 1063886076
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