Moche Art of Peru: Pre-Colombian Symbolic Communication, 1978, Very Good softcover

Donnan, Christopher B. Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1978.

English, Very Good, SC, 4to, 10 7/8" x 9", 206 pp. 

Softcover in pictorial wraps. Slight cocking to spine, some foxing to top and fore-edge, sunning to spine, small crease to top corner, light wear to spine and edges, and minor soiling to pages 18-19. 206 pp. Includes black-and-white and full-color images, and a laid-in informative sheet on Moche burial practices. Explores the art of the Pre-Colombian Peruvian culture, the Moche, with discussions on the recurring themes and icons in their art, analysis of the archaeological finds that are packed full of cultural identifiers, Historical and Ethnographic Records, and more. Published in conjunction with the traveling exhibition of the same name, starting at the Frederick S. Wright Gallery, UCLA, from October 10 to November 26, 1978.