Download or read book Pre Columbian Designs from Panama written by Samuel Kirkland Lothrop and published by Dover. This book was released on 1976 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inhabitants of Cocle province on the southern coast of Panama created imaginatively decorative ceremonial bowls, adorned with countless powerful and sophisticated versions of motifs popular among native civilizations. This collection includes 591 of these beautifully stylized images, including gods, men, birds, fish, monkeys, florals, abstracts — all in the beautiful Cocle style.
Download or read book Pre Columbian Designs from Panama written by Samuel Lothrop and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 591 beautifully stylized gods, men, birds, fish, monkeys, florals, abstracts in unique beautiful Cocle style.
Download or read book Pre Columbian Design written by Dover and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystery, power, and exotic beauty of Pre-Columbian design — from Mesoamerican civilizations prior to European entry into the New World — have long captured the imagination. This remarkable design treasury presents a variety of color and black-and-white images from Maya, Aztec, Olmec, Mixtec, Zapotec, and other cultures, from bold geometric designs to startling hieroglyphs of human sacrifice!
Download or read book Ecology and the Arts in Ancient Panama written by Olga F. Linares and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1977 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linares reinterprets the Classic rank-societies of the central Panamanian provinces using archaeological, ecological, iconographic, ethnohistoric, and ethnographic evidence, and concludes that the art of this area used animal motifs as a metaphor for the qualities of aggression and hostility characteristic of local social and political life.
Download or read book Ancient Panama written by Mary W. Helms and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Panama adds depth to our understanding of the political and religious elite ruling in Panama at the time of the European conquest. Mary W. Helms's research greatly expands knowledge of the distribution, extent, and structural nature of these pre-Columbian chiefdoms. In addition, Helms delves more deeply into select aspects of ancient Panamanian political systems, including the relationship between elite competition and chiefly status, the use of sumptuary goods in the expression of elite power, and the role of elites in regional and long-distance exchange networks. In a significant departure from traditional thinking, she proposes that the search for esoteric knowledge was more important than economic trade in developing long-distance contact among chiefdoms. The primary data for the study are derived from sixteenth-century Spanish records by Oviedo y Valdés, Andagoya, Balboa, and others. The author also turns to ethnographic data from contemporary native people of Panama, Colombia, tropical America, and Polynesia for analogy and comparison. The result is a highly innovative study which illuminates not only pre-Columbian Panamanian elites but also the nature of chiefdoms as a distinctive cultural type.
Download or read book Pre Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks written by Colin McEwan and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2021 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final installment in the series of catalogues of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection, Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks examines a comprehensive collection of jade and gold objects from Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Full color photographs illustrate the breathtaking works of Indigenous artists and artisans.
Download or read book Panama written by Sarah Woods and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Bradt's award-winning guide to Panama, now fully revised and updated. It's the most thorough guide on the market covering eco-tourism, beaches, festivals, cities and much more besides.
Download or read book INSCOM Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Precolumbian Gold written by Julie Jones and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1985 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica Panama and Colombia written by Jeffrey Quilter and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lands between Mesoamerica and the Central Andes are famed for the rich diversity of ancient cultures that inhabited them. Throughout this vast region, from about AD 700 until the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion, a rich and varied tradition of goldworking was practiced. The amount of gold produced and worn by native inhabitants was so great that Columbus dubbed the last New World shores he sailed as Costa Rica—the "Rich Coast." Despite the long-recognized importance of the region in its contribution to Pre-Columbian culture, very few books are readily available, especially in English, on these lands of gold. Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia now fills that gap with eleven articles by leading scholars in the field. Issues of culture change, the nature of chiefdom societies, long-distance trade and transport, ideologies of value, and the technologies of goldworking are covered in these essays as are the role of metals as expressions and materializations of spiritual, political, and economic power. These topics are accompanied by new information on the role of stone statuary and lapidary work, craft and trade specialization, and many more topics, including a reevaluation of the concept of the "Intermediate Area." Collectively, the volume provides a new perspective on the prehistory of these lands and includes articles by Latin American scholars whose writings have rarely been published in English.
Download or read book Panama written by Patricia Katzman and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the very best the country offers, including the San Blas Islands, offshore Barro Colorado, and urban Panam City. Parks and nature preserves are covered in detail.
Download or read book Popol Vuh written by Delia Goetz and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing origin and creation stories as well as other ancient oral traditions, the Popol Vuh, which was originally written in Quiché, is the bible of the Mayan people. This translation is widely regarded as the most authoritative available, and includes the wonderful Limited Editions Club illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson. Numerous illustrations, 6 halftones.
Download or read book Favorite Irish Folk Tales written by Seumas MacManus and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-12-23 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Irish folktales, including "The Queen of the Golden Mines," "The Black Bull of the Castle of Blood," and "The Giant of the Band Beggar's Hall."
Download or read book Stories of the Buddha written by Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important texts in the literature of Buddhism, this collection contains 47 stories that celebrate the previous lives of the Buddha, each offering fascinating insights into the mind and heart of Buddhism. Translated and edited by a distinguished Western scholar of Buddhism.
Download or read book Pre Columbian Central America Colombia and Ecuador written by Colin McEwan and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2021 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador: Toward an Integrated Approach presents current research on the prehispanic indigenous peoples in the lands between Mesoamerica and the Andes. Specialists have contributed to this illustrated book on topics ranging from historical and theoretical perspectives to reports on recent excavations.
Download or read book Moon Panama written by William Friar and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer and Panama native William Friar offers unique tips for visiting this up-and-coming destination, from lounging in the Caribbean islands of Bocas del Toro to hiking the highlands of Boquete and exploring Panama City. Friar uses his local knowledge to craft unique trip strategies, such as The 14-day Outdoor Adventure and Six Days for History Buffs. Complete with details for navigating jungle trails, finding cheap taxis and underground bars, and planning a river expedition, Moon Panama gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
Download or read book Masai Myths Tales and Riddles written by Alfred C. Hollis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These enchanting talesnbsp;from thenbsp;Masai of East Africa describenbsp;worlds of warriors and devils, monkeys and hyenas, earthquakes and comets — magical realms, in which everyday life takes on supernatural elements.nbsp; For the past hundred years, this volume has served as an authoritative source for studies of Masai culture.
