The spirit of ancient Peru
Subtitle: treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera
By: edited by Kathleen Berrin ; with essays by Elizabeth P. Benson ... [et al.].
Contributors: Berrin, Kathleen.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Larco Hoyle, Rafael; Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera; Indians of South America -- Peru -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions; Mochica Indians -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions; Peru -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions
Description: This book includes works from all of ancient Peru's major cultures - pieces that have long been considered icons of Peruvian art. Spectacular ceramics from Moche, Chimu, and other cultures portray scenes of ritual drama, shamanism, mythology, and warfare. The working of precious metals reached its zenith in ancient Peru, and stunning gold and silver jewelry, headdresses, and ceremonial vessels are featured.

A fearsome copper mask of a fanged deity, exquisite mosaic earplugs with inlays of precious shell and stone, an intricate Lambayeque textile featuring elaborate beings - these are just a few of the masterworks that are illustrated and described.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-213) and index.
"This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition The spirit of ancient Peru: treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera [to be shown at] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 17 May-10 August 1997 [and] Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, 26 September 1997-4 January 1998"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: The spirit of Rafael Larco Hoyle : an introduction / Kathleen Berrin; title: Rafael Larco Hoyle (1901-1966) / Clifford Evans; title: Life and afterlife in pre-Hispanic Peru : contextualizing the masterworks of the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera / Richard L. Burger; title: The coastal islands of Peru : myths and natural resources / María Rostworowski de Diez Canseco; title: Moche art : myth, history and rite / Elizabeth P. Benson; title: Deer hunting and combat : parallel activities in the Moche world / Christopher B. Donnan; title: Andean aesthetics / Esther Pasztory; title: Catalogue of objects / Elizabeth P. Benson ... [et al.].