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The Curassow's crest : myths and symbols in the ceramics of ancient Panama

Title
The Curassow's crest : myths and symbols in the ceramics of ancient Panama / Mary W. Helms.
Author
Helms, Mary W.
Publication
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2000.

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Description
xii, 190 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Indian pottery > Panama > Coclé Province > Themes, motives
  • Indian mythology > Panama > Coclé (Province)
  • Indians of Central America > Panama > Coclé (Province) > Antiquities
  • Conte Site (Panama)
  • Coclé (Panama : Province) > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index.
Contents
Animals and elites -- The jaws of the serpent -- The Curassow and the deer -- The iguana-boa -- Great mother/great father -- The ocean/the shore -- Y-elements and animals -- Making connections.
Call Number
HBC 00-4024
ISBN
0813017467 (alk. paper)
LCCN
99049585
OCLC
42580514
Author
Helms, Mary W.
Title
The Curassow's crest : myths and symbols in the ceramics of ancient Panama / Mary W. Helms.
Imprint
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2000.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index.
Research Call Number
HBC 00-4024
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