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Decoding Mimbres Painting

Ancient Ceramics of the American Southwest

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Prestel, Munich, Germany
Published: 7th May 2018
Dimensions: w 266mm h 203mm d 15mm
Weight: 748g
ISBN-10: 3791357433
ISBN-13: 9783791357430
Barcode No: 9783791357430
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Synopsis
Named after a valley in what is now Southwestern New Mexico, the Mimbres culture flourished between the 10th and 12th centuries. Through the exploration of paintings on Mimbres bowls, this book offers revelations about the culture's worldview based on the patterns and shapes depicted in its pottery. Drawing on extensive research as well as photography of the flora and fauna that still thrive in the Mimbres Valley, the authors make the case that the pottery's beautiful black-and-white paintings and highly intricate designs are abstractions of hallucinogenic experiences. Presenting a distinctive new interpretation of the iconography of ancient Mimbres painted ceramics, this volume addresses Mimbres culture and how this past civilization lived and communicated with the spirit world.

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