Gold Jade Forests Costa Rica
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Gold Jade Forests Costa Rica
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Author : Marlin Calvo Mora
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 1995
Gold Jade Forests Costa Rica written by Marlin Calvo Mora and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Costa Rica categories.
Jade In Ancient Costa Rica
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Author : Mark Miller Graham
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1998
Jade In Ancient Costa Rica written by Mark Miller Graham and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Costa Rica categories.
Published in conjunction with its namesake Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition (September 16, 1998-February 28, 1999), this finely illustrated catalogue providing context to pre-Columbian works of jade tempts one to see the originals from Costa Rica's Museo del Jade Marco Fidel Tristan Castro and elsewhere. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Gold And Power In Ancient Costa Rica Panama And Colombia
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Author : Jeffrey Quilter
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 2003
Gold And Power In Ancient Costa Rica Panama And Colombia written by Jeffrey Quilter and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The lands between Mesoamerica and the Central Andes are famed for the rich diversity of ancient cultures that inhabited them. Throughout this vast region, from about AD 700 until the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion, a rich and varied tradition of goldworking was practiced. The amount of gold produced and worn by native inhabitants was so great that Columbus dubbed the last New World shores he sailed as Costa Rica—the "Rich Coast." Despite the long-recognized importance of the region in its contribution to Pre-Columbian culture, very few books are readily available, especially in English, on these lands of gold. Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia now fills that gap with eleven articles by leading scholars in the field. Issues of culture change, the nature of chiefdom societies, long-distance trade and transport, ideologies of value, and the technologies of goldworking are covered in these essays as are the role of metals as expressions and materializations of spiritual, political, and economic power. These topics are accompanied by new information on the role of stone statuary and lapidary work, craft and trade specialization, and many more topics, including a reevaluation of the concept of the "Intermediate Area." Collectively, the volume provides a new perspective on the prehistory of these lands and includes articles by Latin American scholars whose writings have rarely been published in English.
Important Pre Columbian And Native American Art
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Author : Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.)
language : en
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
Release Date : 2006
Important Pre Columbian And Native American Art written by Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.) and has been published by Heritage Capital Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Indian art categories.
The Jaguar Within
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Author : Rebecca R. Stone
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2012-09-21
The Jaguar Within written by Rebecca R. Stone and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-21 with Social Science categories.
An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art’s connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Shamanism—the practice of entering a trance state to experience visions of a reality beyond the ordinary and to gain esoteric knowledge—has been an important part of life for indigenous societies throughout the Americas from prehistoric times until the present. Much has been written about shamanism in both scholarly and popular literature, but few authors have linked it to another significant visual realm—art. In this pioneering study, Rebecca R. Stone considers how deep familiarity with, and profound respect for, the extra-ordinary visionary experiences of shamanism profoundly affected the artistic output of indigenous cultures in Central and South America before the European invasions of the sixteenth century. Using ethnographic accounts of shamanic trance experiences, Stone defines a core set of trance vision characteristics, including enhanced senses; ego dissolution; bodily distortions; flying, spinning, and undulating sensations; synaesthesia; and physical transformation from the human self into animal and other states of being. Stone then traces these visionary characteristics in ancient artworks from Costa Rica and Peru. She makes a convincing case that these works, especially those of the Moche, depict shamans in a trance state or else convey the perceptual experience of visions by creating deliberately chaotic and distorted conglomerations of partial, inverted, and incoherent images.
The Archaeology Of Mesoamerican Animals
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Author : Kitty F. Emery
language : en
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Release Date : 2013-11-15
The Archaeology Of Mesoamerican Animals written by Kitty F. Emery and has been published by Lockwood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with Science categories.
Recognition of the role of animals in ancient diet, economy, politics, and ritual is vital to understanding ancient cultures fully, while following the clues available from animal remains in reconstructing environments is vital to understanding the ancient relationship between humans and the world around them. In response to the growing interest in the field of zooarchaeology, this volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the most current issues in zooarchaeological literature. Geographically, the essays collected here index the different aspects of animal use by the indigenous populations of the entire area between the northern borders of Mexico and the southern borders of lower Central America. This includes such diverse cultures as the north Mexican hunter-gatherers, the Olmec, Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Central American Indians. The time frame of the volume extends from the earliest human occupation, the Preclassic, Classic, Postclassic, and Colonial manifestations, to recent times. The book's chapters, written by experts in the field of Mesoamerican zooarchaeology, provide important general background on the domestic and ritual use of animals in early and classic Mesoamerica and Central America, but deal also with special aspects of human-animal relationships such as early domestication and symbolism of animals, and important yet otherwise poorly represented aspects of taphonomy and zooarchaeological methodology. Spanish-language version also available (ISBN 978-1-937040-12-3).
Bibliographic Guide To Latin American Studies 1996
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Author : G K HALL
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1997-07
Bibliographic Guide To Latin American Studies 1996 written by G K HALL and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07 with categories.
The Art Of Precolumbian Gold
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Author : Julie Jones
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1985
The Art Of Precolumbian Gold written by Julie Jones and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Indian goldwork categories.
The Explorer
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Author : Cleveland Museum of Natural History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Explorer written by Cleveland Museum of Natural History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Natural history categories.
Pocket Adventures Costa Rica
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Author : Bruce Conord
language : en
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
Release Date : 2006-03
Pocket Adventures Costa Rica written by Bruce Conord and has been published by Hunter Publishing, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03 with Travel categories.
Annotation This guide contains all the practical travel information you need places to stay and eat, tourist information resources, travel advice, emergency contacts and more plus condensed sections on history and geography that give you good background knowledge of the destination. Plus, this edition is now in full color throughout. The authors are fascinated with the destination and their passion comes across in the text, which is lively, revealing and a pleasure to read. Sidebars highlight unusual facts and tell of local legends, adding to your travel experience. Detailed town and regional maps make planning day-trips or city tours easy. Adventures covered range from town sightseeing tours and nature watching to sea kayaking and organized jungle excursions. Travelers looking for a more relaxed vacation may want to sign up for language classes or take a course on traditional regional cooking these cultural adventures will introduce you to the people and afford you a truly unique travel experience. We travel to grow & ndash; our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise & ndash; sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners never before turned, helping you learn about the world in a new way & ndash; Adventure Guides make that possible. I am here in Costa Rica in an internet cafe and had to take the time to tell everyone what a good book this is. It really gave us everything we needed to plan our trip and now that we are here, we use it to find just about everything. If you have not visited Costa Rica yet, get a copy of this book and come on down -- it is fabulous. -- PURA VIDA!