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Nature and spirit : ancient Costa Rican treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum
Title
Nature and spirit : ancient Costa Rican treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum / Margaret Young-Sánchez ... [et al.].
ISBN
9780914738688
0914738682
Published
Denver, CO : Denver Art Museum ; [Norman, Okla.] : Distributed by University of Oklamoma Press, c2010.
Physical Description
192 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 30, 2011
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Including bibliographical references.
Contents
History of the Frederick and Jan Mayer collection of pre-Columbian art from Costa Rica / Jane Stevenson Day
pt. 1. The animal world
Mammals
Reptiles
Birds
Spiders
Fish
pt. 2. The human domain
Life & death
Symbols of identity, wealth & power
pt. 3. Spiritual power
Gods, shamans & ritual performers
The cosmic order
pt. 4. Mesoamerican imports.
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