sounds and colors of power
Subtitle: the sacred metallurgical technology of ancient West Mexico
By: Dorothy Hosler.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Indian metal-work -- Mexico -- History; Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities; Metallurgy -- Mexico -- History; Founding -- Mexico -- History; Mexico -- Antiquities
Description: "This major study suggests that prehispanic metallurgy was adopted in western Mexico ca. AD 600 from northern South America. Presents technical analyses and a comprehensive theory for development of Mesoamerican metallurgy. Argues that metals were a ritual and elite material that expressed sacredness and social relations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-300) and index.