Ancient Peru unearthed : golden treasures of a lost civilization = Sicán : l'or du Pérou antique.

Main entry:

Nickle Arts Museum.

Title & Author:

Ancient Peru unearthed : golden treasures of a lost civilization = Sicán : l'or du Pérou antique.

Publication:

Description:

137 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
"Exhibition catalogue September 2006."
Texts in English and French.
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 27, 2006-Jan. 14, 2007 and then travelling to the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, March 10-Aug. 6, 2007, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Sept. 8-Nov. 12, 2007 and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Québec, Dec. 7, 2007-May 19, 2008.
Essays by Colleen Sharpe ... [et al.]
Includes bibliographical references (page 118).
Unearthing ancient Peru / Colleen Sharpe. -- Les secrets du Pérou antique / Colleen Sharpe. -- The historical context of Sicán / J. Scott Raymond. -- Le contexte historique du Sicán / J. Scott Raymond. -- The cultural landscapes of the Sicán / Carlos Elera. -- Le paysage culturel du Sicán / Carlos Elera. -- Unraveling the secrets of the pre-Hispanic royal tombs of Sicán: wealth, power, memory and kinship / Izumi Shimada. -- Les secrets de la tombe de la royauté préhispanique du Sicán: richesse, puissance, souvenirs et liens de famille / Izumi Shimada.
Text in English and French.

Summary:

"This book documents the first scientific excavation of two elite Sicán tombs at Huaca Loro, conduced by Dr. Izumi Shimada."--Cover p.[4].

ISBN:

0889533067
9780889533066

Subject:

Sicán culture Exhibitions.
Indian goldwork Peru Lambayeque (Province) Exhibitions.
Culture Sicán Expositions.
Antiquities.
Indian goldwork.
Sicán culture.
Goldwork Peru Lambayeque (Province) Exhibitions.
Lambayeque (Peru : Province) Antiquities Exhibitions.
Peru Lambayeque (Province)
Túcume Site (Peru) Exhibitions.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Sharpe, Colleen, 1974-
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Nickle Arts Museum
Royal Ontario Museum

Sicán

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248855
Call No.: BIB 178417
Status: Available

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