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Faking the ancient Andes / Karen O. Bruhns, Nancy L. Kelker

Catalog Data

Author:
Bruhns, Karen Olsen  Search this
Kelker, Nancy L  Search this
Physical description:
220 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Andes Region
Date:
2010
C2010
Contents:
Imagined histories : the problem of fakes -- Artisans, ateliers, and their faux works -- All that glitters is not old -- All slipped up and everywhere to go -- Clay-mates, or imagination run riot -- Hard cheese for hard rocks -- Pocket candy : lapidary arts and objets de vertu in the Andes -- Woodcarvers, weavers, and fake mummies? -- Phoenicians and dinosaurs : the squirrely side of forgery -- Epilogue : money, money!
Topic:
Indian art  Search this
Forgery of antiquities  Search this
Art--Forgeries  Search this
Art, Andean  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_936482