num_pages: 112
description: The Thread of Life: Symbolism of Miniature Art from Ecuador + A Further Exploration of the Rowe Chavin Seriation and its Implications for North Central Coast Chronology + A Man and a Feline in Mochica ArtThis volume contains three monographs from the series of Collected Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archeology. Johannes Wilbert looks at the use and decoration of spindles, focusing on those from Ecuador. Peter Roe examines the Chavin seriations, with numerous illustrations and a pullout chart, and Elizabeth Benson considers the motif of felines and men in Mochica art.
language: English
title: The Thread of Life
titlecomplete: The Thread of Life (Collected Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology, Nos. 12, 13, 14)
publisher: Harvard University Press