Shamans, Gods, and Mythic Beasts: Colombian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity

by Carlos, Michael C., Museum Staff, Warwick Bray, Armand J. Labbe, et al.

The art of ancient Colombia is both individual in its many varied aspects, and a part of the larger South American world of its time, factors leading to the diversity of type and complexity of image present in the works of art seen here. This volume offers new interpretive perspectives on the prehispanic art of Colombia and brings to light new archaeological cultures recently uncovered in southwest and northern Colombia. Chosen from public and private...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885444109
• ISBN13: 9781885444103
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Merrell
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.