| Description |
xi, 344 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 x 30 cm. |
| Note |
Catalog of an exhibition held Dec. 16, 1995-Feb. 25, 1996 at the Art Museum, Princeton University, and Apr. 14-June 9, 1996 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-337) and index. |
| Contents |
Preparing the way / David A. Freidel -- Olmec archaelogy / Richard A. Diehl and Michael D. Coe -- Art, ritual, and rulership in the Olmec world / F. Kent Reilly -- Art in the Olmec culture / Carolyn E. Tate -- Shamanism, transformation, and Olmec art / .Peter T. Furst -- The rainmakers: the Olmec and their contribution to Mesoamerican cosmology / Karl A. Taube -- The Olmec mountain and tree of creation in Mesoamerican cosmology / Linda Schele -- Rocks and minerals employed by the Olmec as carvings / George E. Harlow. |
| Subject |
Olmec art -- Exhibitions.
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Indians of Mexico -- Art -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Coe, Michael D.
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Princeton University. Art Museum.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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| ISBN |
0810963116 (cloth) |
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0943012198 (pbk.) |
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