| Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings, Part 1: From the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma Contributor(s): Phillips, Philip (Author), Brown, James A. (Author), McFadden, Eliza (With) |
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ISBN: 0873657950 ISBN-13: 9780873657952 Publisher: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: The Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma was the richest source of pre-Columbian shell engravings in North America, a treasury of early native American artistry. From about A.D. 1250 until the early part of this century, it remained virtually undisturbed, but in 1933, it was plundered by commercial diggers. The fragments of the shell cups and gorgets became widely scattered, as museums and private collectors sought to acquire them. It is only through the publication of this work that the pieces have been put back together and that the variety of iconography and the skill of the engravers can be appraised. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 736.6 |
| LCCN: 78056050 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 8.38" W x 11.96" (3.50 lbs) 513 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |