| Mimbres Pottery: Ancient Art of the American Southwest : Essays |  | Author: J. J. Brody
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2412285
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
ISBN: 0933920474
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.37
EAN: 9780933920477
Publication Date: November 1983
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The finest extant pieces of Mimbres painted pottery, selected for aesthetic quality, visual impact, iconographic variety and historical importance. A full analysis of the art's stylistic evolution and the history, beliefs and way of life of this Southwestern New Mexico people.
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Pictorial Pottery from the Indigenous People of Southwestern New Mexico October 13, 2008
From Preface:
"This book has been written to accompany the traveling exhibition of paintings on pottery made by the ancient southwestern Native American culture we call the Mimbres and to present to a wider public a visual record of these remarkable works. The Mimbres painting tradition, which flourished for about 150 years, ended about 800 years ago and disappeared from human knowledge until late in the last century.
For many years after its rediscovery, Mimbres painting attracted little attention except among southwestern prehistorians. Some examples of the art entered public and private collections during the last half century, and a few have been included in virtually all major exhibitions of American Indian art organized since 1932. Nonetheless, exhibitions of Mimbres paintings outside university and anthropology museums have been rare, and this may well be the first one directed toward a public that is unfamiliar with ancient Southwest Indian art. Our intent, in both the exhibition and the book, has been to provide this new audience with the conceptual and historical contexts that make possible an informed interpretation of this exotic art.
We do not know what the Mimbres people called themselves. The name we give them is the Spanish word for 'willows' and refers to the trees that grow along the lovely stream in southwestern New Mexico that was the center of Mimbres territory. The Mimbres were one of many isolated farming groups of the ancient Southwest and their art, for all of its unique qualities, belongs to a much larger tradition shared by many peoples. The nature of Mimbres art and the similarities between the art and culture of the Mimbres and that of their neighbors provide the focus of this book.
An essential aspect of Mimbres painting, and one that is found nowhere else in its time and place, is its representational character. About 1/4 of existing Mimbres paintings -- almost 2,000 examples -- carry images of animals, humans, and objects which are often shown in narrative interaction. Because of the pictorial nature of Mimbres art we know more about the content and quality of the intellectual life of these peole than about any of their contemporary neighbors."
A must have Mimbres Book March 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is classic Mibres at its best. If you don't have this one in your library - WHY NOT?!
Clear distinction of styles with great photos October 17, 1999
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is hard to find in libraries but is an excellent resource. Excellent photographs of bowls and clear description of styles and meaning makes the book invaluable. We use it in our class.
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