Nature and spirit : ancient Costa Rican treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum /

Nature and spirit : ancient Costa Rican treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Denver, CO : Denver Art Museum ; [Norman, Okla.] : Distributed by University of Oklamoma Press, c2010.
Description:	192 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Mayer, Frederick R. -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Mayer, Jan -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Mayer, Frederick R. Denver Art Museum -- Catalogs. Denver Art Museum. Indian art -- Costa Rica -- Catalogs. Indians of Central America -- Costa Rica -- Antiquities -- Catalogs. Indians of Central America -- Costa Rica -- Social life and customs -- Catalogs. Indians of Central America -- Costa Rica -- Religion -- Catalogs. Animals in art -- Catalogs. Spirituality in art -- Catalogs. Animals in art. Antiquities. Art -- Private collections. Indian art. Indians of Central America -- Antiquities. Indians of Central America -- Religion. Indians of Central America -- Social life and customs. Natural history in art. Spirituality in art. Costa Rica -- Antiquities -- Catalogs. Costa Rica. Catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8309750

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Other authors / contributors:	Young-Sánchez, Margaret.
ISBN:	9780914738688 0914738682
Notes:	Including bibliographical references.

Table of Contents:

History of the Frederick and Jan Mayer collection of pre-Columbian art from Costa Rica / Jane Stevenson Day
pt. 1. The animal world
Mammals
Reptiles
Birds
Spiders
Fish
pt. 2. The human domain
Life & death
Symbols of identity, wealth & power
pt. 3. Spiritual power
Gods, shamans & ritual performers
The cosmic order
pt. 4. Mesoamerican imports.