Tiwanaku : ancestors of the Inca

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ISBN: 0803249217 (UNP : hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780803249219 (UNP : hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 215 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 32 cm.
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Publisher: Denver, CO : Denver Art Museum ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2004.

General Note:	"This book has been published upon the occasion of the exhibition Tiwanaku: ancestors of the Inca, organized by the Denver Art Museum, October 16, 2004-January 23, 2005"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-205) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The art of Tiwanaku ; Tunic with shoulder panels ; Tapestry tunic ; Trapezoidal tunic / Margaret Young-Sánchez -- The Yaya-Mama religious tradition as an antecedent of Tiwanaku / Sergio J. Chávez -- Pucara stone sculpture / Margaret Young-Sánchez -- Shaped tapestry sash / William J. Conklin -- The carved slab of Copacabana / Sergio J. Chávez -- Ornamented gold plume / Margaret Young-Sánchez -- The flow of cosmic power: religion, ritual, and the people of Tiwanaku / Alan L. Kolata -- Tiwanaku snuffing paraphernalia / Constantino Manuel Torres -- Monumental space, courtly style, and elite life at Tiwanaku / Nicole C. Couture -- Portrait vessels / Colin McEwan -- Lintel with costumed figures / Margaret Youn-Sánchez -- Arts of greater Tiwanaku: an expansive culture in historical context / Paul S. Goldstein, Mario A. Rivera -- Two Wari ceramics / Susan B. Bergh -- Wari tunic ; Color and abstraction in Wari weaving / William J. Conklin.