Taíno: Pre-Colombian Art and Culture from the Caribbean, 1998, AS-IS, Very Good softcover
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Bercht, Fatima [ed.], et al. New York: The Monacelli Press, 1998.
English, Very Good, SC, 4to, 11" x 9 1/4", 189 pp.
ISBN: 1885254822
Softcover in pictorial gatefold wraps, laid-in exhibition pamphlet. Light wear and sunning, minor temperature waffling (not water damage). 189 pp. Includes black-and-white and full-color images of sculptures, votives, and other art objects, as well as a map and informative sketches. Explores the wide variety of Pre-Colombian art objects found in the Caribbean by the Taíno people, with fine examples of their ceremonial and domestic work, accompanied by background and analysis on their history and culture. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at El Museo del Barrio in New York from September 27, 1997, to March 29, 1998. Overall, a tightly bound and attractive copy.