Faking Ancient Mesoamerica

Nancy L Kelker, Karen O Bruhns

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Left Coast Press Inc
01 December 2009

Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks; Archaeology by period & region

Crystal skulls, imaginative codices, dubious Olmec heads and cute Colima dogs. Fakes and forgeries run rampant in the Mesoamerican art collections of international museums and private individuals. Authors Nancy Kelker and Karen Bruhns 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.

An important, accessible introduction to pre-Columbian art fraud for archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals alike. A parallel volume by the same authors discusses fakes in Andean archaeology.

By: Nancy L Kelker, Karen O Bruhns
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781598741506
ISBN 10: 1598741500
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Secret Lies of Fakes; Chapter 2 Forgery Is Not New; Chapter 3 The Nine Lives of Fakes; Chapter 4 A Rogues’ Gallery of Forgers, Fakers, and Facilitators; Chapter 5 Escaping De Landa’s Bonfire of the Vanities; Chapter 6 Between a Rock and a Hard Fake; Chapter 7 Feat of Clay; Chapter 8 The Lapidary’s Lament; Chapter 9 Skullduggery; Chapter 10 Wooden Men, Golden Gods, and Tales on the Wall; Epilogue Epilogue A Word to the Wise;

Kelker, Nancy L; Bruhns, Karen O

Reviews for Faking Ancient Mesoamerica

(Reviewed with Faking the Ancient Andes) Both books make an interesting case for how the influx of forged and unprovenanced artifacts into the public and academic world can affect one's understanding of the past. The tone of the books can at times be distracting, but the issues addressed and their complexities are explored effectively. Summing Up: Recommended. -J. J. Borowicz, CHOICE