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OverviewFrom 1935 to 1939, the Peabody Museum sponsored an archaeological expedition at the ancient Pueblo and early Spanish colonial site of Awatovi on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. The multidisciplinary project attracted professional and avocational scholars from a wide range of disciplines. Former lawyer Watson Smith was, at the time, an enthusiastic amateur archaeologist. He joined the expedition as a volunteer during the 1936 season and became one of its most productive researchers, as well as one of the Southwest's foremost archaeological scholars. In this classic volume of the Peabody Museum Papers series, first published in 1952, Smith reported on the remarkable painted murals found at Awatovi and other Puebloan sites in the underground ceremonial chambers known as kivas. Now reissued in a stunning facsimile edition, the volume includes color reproductions of the original serigraphs by Louie Ewing. Smith's groundbreaking work first brought to public and scholarly attention the sacred wall-painting tradition of the aboriginal American Southwest. The aesthetic power and symbolic imagery of this artistic tradition still fascinates today. Archaeologists, art historians, collectors, and artists alike will welcome the return of this long out-of-print classic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Watson SmithPublisher: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. Imprint: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. Volume: No. 37 Dimensions: Width: 20.50cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 27.80cm Weight: 1.490kg ISBN: 9780873651264ISBN 10: 087365126 Pages: 506 Publication Date: 01 October 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWatson Smith, considered the founding father of the modern study of Puebloan wall painting, was a Research Associate of the Peabody Museum and represented the Peabody 'West of the Pecos.' Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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