Kiva Mural Decorations at Awatovi and Kawaika-a: With a Survey of Other Wall Paintings in the Pueblo Southwest...

— —

Watson Smith

Kiva Mural Decorations at Awatovi and Kawaika-a

With a Survey of Other Wall Paintings in the Pueblo Southwest

Watson Smith

$130.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S.
15 April 2006

Naive art; Archaeology by period & region

Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum

From 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.

By: Watson Smith
Imprint: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: No. 37
Dimensions: Height: 278mm, Width: 205mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1.490kg
ISBN: 9780873651264
ISBN 10: 087365126X
Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum
Pages: 506
Publication Date: 15 April 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Watson 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.'