Reconsidering Olmec visual culture
Subtitle: the unborn, women, and creation
By: by Carolyn E. Tate
Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the western hemisphere
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9780292728523; 9780292735491
Subjects: Olmec art; Olmec sculpture; Olmec mythology; Indian women in art
Description: Groundbreaking study of gestational imagery on ancient Olmec monuments and objects brings to light Mesoamerica's earliest creation narrative and traces its evolution into one of the enduring themes of Mesoamerican ritual life and art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.