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Painting the Cosmos: Art and Iconography of the Ceramics of Ancient Panama

Painting the Cosmos: Art and Iconography of the Ceramics of Ancient Panama

Grinnell, Alan

Hardcover

ArchaeologyCaribbean, Latin American & South American ArtIndigenous Art of the Americas

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ISBN10: 0826367143
ISBN13: 9780826367143
Publisher: Unm Press
Published: Jan 14 2025
Pages: 416
Weight: 4.66
Height: 1.20 Width: 9.24 Depth: 12.06
Language: English
The result of decades of study, Alan Grinnell's Painting the Cosmos presents the spectacular and underappreciated art of Panama and its revealing iconography. Emphasizing brightly painted polychrome designs with complex iconography on myriad ceramic forms, the art of Central Panama (ca. 200 BCE-1500 CE) is highly distinctive compared to other pre-Columbian cultures. The book illustrates more than eight hundreds vessels in full color, many of which will be unfamiliar even to pre-Columbian specialists, and proposes interpretations of the iconography informed by the archaeology, history, and ethnohistory of the region. In these animistic cultures, much of the iconography reflected interactions of humans with the natural world. The author identifies persistent design themes that reflect the myths and beliefs of these ancient peoples.

Enriched by current scholarship, this beautifully produced volume fills a major gap in the knowledge of and appreciation for the art and cultures of the ancient Americas. It serves as both an introduction to this unique and relatively unknown culture and a resource for scholars in pre-Columbian history, art, and culture.

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