Title Mirrors of clay : reflections of ancient Andean life in ceramics from the Sam Olden Collection / Yumi Park ; with an introduction by Sam Olden ; photography by Eric Huntington

Published [Jackson, Mississippi] : Jackson State University, Mississippi Museum of Art, [2012] [Jackson, Mississippi] : Distributed by the University Press of Mississippi ©2012

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations, map Contents Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Early Andean Cultures: Ceramic Traditions -- Timeline of Early Andean Cultures -- Cupisnique -- Chavín -- Vicús -- Nazca -- Moche -- Tiwanaku -- Lambayeque -- Chimú -- Bibliography Summary "Mirrors of Clay: Reflections of Ancient Andean Life in Ceramics from the Sam Olden Collection features photographs and descriptions of sixty ceramic vessels from ancient Andean American cultures, including the Cupisnique, Chavín, Vicús, Nazca, Moche, Tiwanaku, Lambayeque, and Chimú, which flourished between 1200 BCE and 1550 CE. These distinctive ceramic vessels, selected from the collection of Sam Olden, were given to the Mississippi Museum of Art and are included in a special exhibition presented by the museum and Jackson State University. The pieces reveal each culture's stylistic aesthetics, religious ideologies, and political roles. The Pre-Columbian ceramic vessels presented in this catalogue are mainly from the Andean region of South America, which includes the modern countries of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. By analyzing technologies, forms, and decorative designs, author Yumi Park reveals the unique aesthetics, social stratifications, religious ideologies, and political roles within each culture. Ancient Andean potters expressed their native individualities by depicting the forms of warriors, deities, architecture, flora, fauna, and daily life on their ceramic vessels. Collector Sam Olden lived in Peru during the 1960s. After visiting various archaeological sites and museums, including the Rafael Larco Herrera Museum in Peru, he became enamored with the ceramic vessels of the ancient Andes. Olden later settled in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and began to build an extensive collection of ancient Andean ceramics, eventually making a large donation to the Mississippi Museum of Art. Because of his passion for these artifacts, the people of Mississippi are now afforded a window on the ancient Andean world. The Sam Olden Collection gives us tangible and visible evidence of the social activities, political events, and ideological beliefs of ancient Andean cultures"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Olden, Sam, 1919-2022 -- Ethnological collections Olden, Sam, 1919-2022 -- Art collections SUBJECT Olden, Sam, 1919-2022 fast Subject Mississippi Museum of Art -- Ethnological collections -- Catalogs SUBJECT Mississippi Museum of Art fast Subject Indian pottery -- Andes Region -- Catalogs HISTORY -- Latin America -- General. HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. ART -- Ceramics. Anthropology -- Private collections Antiquities Art -- Private collections Indian pottery SUBJECT Andes Region -- Antiquities -- Catalogs Subject Andes Region Genre/Form catalogs (documents) Catalogs Catalogs. Catalogues. Form Electronic book Author Huntington, Eric, photographer Olden, Sam, 1919-2022, writer of introduction, former owner Mississippi Museum of Art, current owner. ISBN 9781621039631 1621039633 9781617037955 1617037958

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