The history of Pre-Columbian collecting is a social and
aesthetic history--of ideas, people and organizations, and objects.
This richly illustrated volume examines these histories by
considering the collection and display of Pre-Columbian objects in
Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Some of the thirteen
essays locate the collecting process within its broader cultural
setting in order to explain how and why such collections were
formed, while others consider how collections have served as
documents of culture within the disciplines of archaeology and
anthropology, and as objects of fine art or aesthetic statements
within the art and art historical worlds. Nearly all contemplate
how such collections have been used as active signifiers of
political, economic, and cultural power. The thirteen essays were
originally presented at a symposium commemorating the fiftieth
anniversary of the Pre-Columbian Collection at Dumbarton Oaks. They
continue to be groundbreaking contributions to the histories of
collecting and Pre-Columbian art.
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