This reissue of three early essays on Mimbres archaeology and design fills a major gap in the literature on the Mimbres, whose pottery has long fascinated students of the prehistoric Southwest. Fewkes, one of the eminent archaeologists of the early twentieth century, introduced Mimbres art to scholars when he published these essays with the Smithsonian Institution between 1914 and 1924, under the titles Archaeology of the Lower Mimbres Valley, New Mexico, Designs on Prehistoric Pottery from the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico, and Additional Designs on Prehistoric Mimbres Pottery. Long out-of-print, these essays represent the first analysis and description of the complex abstract and representational designs that continue to fascinate us 2,000 years after they were painted.
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This reissue of three early essays on Mimbres archaeology and design fills a major gap in the literature on the Mimbres, whose pottery has long fascinated students of the prehistoric Southwest.
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Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930) began studying the Snake Ceremony in 1891 and continued for six years.
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a comprehencive guide to mimbres art,
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I bought this book for the pictures alone! I understand most of the technical write ups but Im the biggest fan of mimbres art ever! I love the whimsical and acurate art of animals some from suprizing places? worth the money for the art work alone!
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Between the years 1914 and 1924 the three essays that are reprinted here introduced Mimbres art to our century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zoic figures, effigy jars, pueblo area, pueblo region, horned snake, white ware, prehistoric pottery, composite animals, secondary feathers, pueblo pottery, checkerboard design, prehistoric inhabitants, rectangular figure, geometrical designs, realistic designs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Casas Grandes, New Mexico, Publishing Inc, National Museum, San Juan, Black Mountain, Little Colorado, Bureau of American Ethnology, Mesa Verde, Rio Grande, Smithsonian Misc, Pinos Altos, Cook's Peak, Fort Bayard, Byron Ranch, Casa Grande, Florida Mountains, Lower Gila, The Archaeological Bulletin, Cook's Range, Sierra Madre, Jesse Walter Fewkes, Santa Rita, School of American Research, Southwest Museum New!
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Between the years 1914 and 1924 the three essays that are reprinted here introduced Mimbres art to our century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zoic figures, effigy jars, pueblo area, pueblo region, horned snake, white ware, prehistoric pottery, composite animals, secondary feathers, pueblo pottery, checkerboard design, prehistoric inhabitants, rectangular figure, geometrical designs, realistic designs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Casas Grandes, New Mexico, Publishing Inc, National Museum, San Juan, Black Mountain, Little Colorado, Bureau of American Ethnology, Mesa Verde, Rio Grande, Smithsonian Misc, Pinos Altos, Cook's Peak, Fort Bayard, Byron Ranch, Casa Grande, Florida Mountains, Lower Gila, The Archaeological Bulletin, Cook's Range, Sierra Madre, Jesse Walter Fewkes, Santa Rita, School of American Research, Southwest Museum New!
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- Mimbres Painted Pottery, revised edition (Resident Scholar) by J. J. Brody in Front Matter, and page 11
- Little History of the Navajos (Little Histories of North American Indians) by Oscar H. Lipps in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Mimbres Pottery: Ancient Art of the American Southwest by J. J. Brody on page 11
- Petroglyphs and Pueblo Myths of the Rio Grande by Carol Patterson-Rudolph in Back Matter
- Zuni Fetishism by Ruth Kirk in Back Matter
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- Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni by Allan Hayes in Back Matter
- The Parrot Trainer by Swain Wolfe in Back Matter
- The Parrot Trainer: A Novel by Swain Wolfe in Back Matter
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