The Mimbres: Art and Archaeology - Softcover

Fewkes, Jesse Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0936755105 ISBN 13: 9780936755106

Publisher: Avanyu Publishing, Inc., 1989

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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.

About the Author:

Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930) began studying the Snake Ceremony in 1891 and continued for six years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avanyu Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0936755105
• ISBN 13: 9780936755106
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176