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On the mount of intertwined serpents : the pictorial history of power, rule, and land on Lienzo Seler II
- Title
- On the mount of intertwined serpents : the pictorial history of power, rule, and land on Lienzo Seler II / for the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, edited by Viola König ; translation: Sabine Lang, Paul Harris.
- Publication
- [Berlin] : Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ; Petersberg : Michael Imhof Verlag, [2017]
- ©2017
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- Description
- xii, 172 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans; 28 cm +
- Summary
- The Lienzo Seler II (Coixtlahuaca II) from the collection of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin is one of the most impressive objects presented at the Humboldt Forum. Mixtekian and Chocho authors produced the large 383 cm x 442 cm cotton cloth in the 16th century in the valley of Coixtlahuaca (Oaxaca, Mexico) to document the origin of their rulers and the founding of their settlements in the multiethnic valley. They recorded events that span a period of more than 500 years into the early Spanish colonial period, and make their claim to power, land and privileges visible in the style of the pre-Romanesque picture. The document is named after its collector Eduard Seler, who brought it to Berlin in 1897. For the first time, the Lienzo is published in numerous detailed illustrations and interpreted by 10 international experts according to the latest findings.
- Uniform Title
- Lienzo Seler II.
- Alternative Title
- Pictorial history of power, rule, and land on Lienzo Seler II
- Subjects
- Manuscripts, Mexican > Germany > Berlin > Facsimiles
- Lienzo Seler II > Congresses
- Oaxaca (Mexico : State) > History > Congresses
- Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Oaxaca (State) > Migrations > Congresses
- Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Oaxaca (State) > History > Congresses
- Indian art > Mexico > Oaxaca (State) > Congresses
- Note
- "The present book is based on a conference held at the Ethnologisches Museum in September 2013"--Page xi.
- Accompanying poster is a reproduction of the Lienzo Seler II.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFF 17-2074
- ISBN
- 9783731904861
- 3731904861
- LCCN
- 9783731904861
- OCLC
- 1004221828
- Title
- On the mount of intertwined serpents : the pictorial history of power, rule, and land on Lienzo Seler II / for the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, edited by Viola König ; translation: Sabine Lang, Paul Harris.
- Publisher
- [Berlin] : Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ; Petersberg : Michael Imhof Verlag, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- König, Viola, editor.Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, issuing body.
- Added Title
- Lienzo Seler II.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9783731904861
- Research Call Number
- JFF 17-2074