Faking the ancient Andes
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Author
Contributions
- Kelker, Nancy L. - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
55,500 words, Guess
Page Count
222 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101598743945
- ISBN-139781598743944
- ISBN-139781598743951
- ISBN-101598743953
- Library of Congress Control Number2009036626
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number754563720
- OCLC Control Number424558211
- Better World Books9781598743944
- Better World Books9781598743951
- Open LibraryOL24117015M
Classifications
- DDC980/.01
- LCCF2230.1.A7 B78 2010
- LCCF2230.1.A7B78 2010
Description
"Nasca pots, Quimbaya figurines, Moche porn figures, stone shamans. Fakes and forgeries run rampant in the Andean art collections of international museums and private individuals. Authors Karen Bruhns and Nancy Kelker examine the phenomenon in this eye-opening volume. They discuss the most commonly forged classes and styles of artifacts, many of which were being duplicated as early as the 19th century. More important, they describe the system whereby these objects get made, purchased, authenticated, and placed in major museums as well as the complicity of forgers, dealers, curators, and collectors in this system." "Unique to this volume are biographies of several of the forgers, who describe their craft and how they are able to effectively fool connoisseurs and specialists. This is an introduction to pre-Columbian art fraud for archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals alike."--Jacket.
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