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The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls : the adventures of Eugène Boban / / Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping



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Autore: Walsh Jane MacLaren Visualizza persona
Titolo: The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls : the adventures of Eugène Boban / / Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2019
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 pages)
Disciplina: 930.1092
Soggetto topico: Archaeologists
Crystal skulls - History
Soggetto geografico: Latin America Antiquities Collectors and collecting History
Soggetto non controllato: ancient 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
Persona (resp. second.): ToppingBrett
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: "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.
Titolo autorizzato: The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78920-096-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910793384803321
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