03980nam 2200817 450 991079338480332120210901203040.01-78920-096-210.1515/9781789200966(CKB)4100000007122234(MiAaPQ)EBC5572749(Au-PeEL)EBL5572749(OCoLC)1063886076(DE-B1597)636860(DE-B1597)9781789200966(EXLCZ)99410000000712223420181126d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe man who invented Aztec crystal skulls the adventures of Eugène Boban /Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett ToppingNew York ;Oxford :Berghahn Books,2019.1 online resource (330 pages)1-78920-095-4 Intro -- The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Authors' Note -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Caveat Emptor -- Chapter 2. Between Old World and New -- Chapter 3. Mexico -- Chapter 4. Mexico at Mid-Century -- Chapter 5. The Emperor's Antiquarian -- Chapter 6. Confronting a Different Paris -- Chapter 7. Marketing a Collection -- Chapter 8. A Premier Collection -- Chapter 9. Narratives of Provenance -- Chapter 10. The Rue du Sommerard Decade -- Chapter 11. Of Fakes and Fakers -- Chapter 12. From Student to Teacher, Dealer to Curator -- Chapter 13. Good Deals and Bad -- Chapter 14. Back in Business -- Chapter 15. Fingerprints on Crystal Skulls -- Chapter 16. Courting the Smithsonian -- Chapter 17. Of Fakes, Forgers, and Frauds -- Chapter 18. "El Tocayo's" Triumph -- Chapter 19. Later Life -- Chapter 20. Afterlife -- Epilogue -- References -- Index."Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe's leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century."--Provided by publisher.ArchaeologistsBiographyCrystal skullsHistoryLatin AmericaAntiquitiesCollectors and collectingHistoryancient history.antiquarian.archaeological artifacts.archaeological.archaeology.art.bibliography.biographical.columbia.columbian cultures.con man.counterfeit.cultural anthropology.cultural studies.european museum.famous art.famous crooks.historical travel and exploration.human history.humble beginnings.humble circumstances.lifetime.memoir autobiography.museum studies.paris france.pre-columbian art.retrospective.self-educated.ArchaeologistsCrystal skullsHistory.930.1092Walsh Jane MacLaren1527674Topping BrettMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793384803321The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls3770718UNINA