02645cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000100011910000380012924502220016726400510038930000470044033600260048733700260051333800360053950000310057550803200060652011850092653400450211165300410215665300290219765300500222685600430227630621UtSlPG20260610133710.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a01020000 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF15611 aHolmes, William Henry,d1846-193310aAncient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia :bSixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2009-12-07 aProduced by Louise Hope, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive: American Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) a"Ancient Art of the Province of Chiriqui, Colombia" by William H. Holmes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the archaeological and artistic heritage of the Chiriqui province, focusing on ancient artifacts and burial practices. Holmes dives into aspects of the region's geography, culture, and craftsmanship, providing insights into the lives and artistic expressions of its ancient inhabitants. At the start of the book, the author introduces Chiriqui's geography and its historical significance, noting its previous obscurity until the railroad and canal explorations shed light on the area. Holmes discusses the limited antiquarian literature available, which primarily consists of brief sketches by explorers and archaeologists. He also emphasizes the archaeological findings from ancient cemeteries (huacales) scattered throughout the region, detailing various burial practices and grave constructions observed by explorers, especially the diverse and sophisticated artifacts discovered within these graves, which indicate a rich cultural heritage that has largely remained unnoticed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aIndians of Central America -- Panama aIndian pottery -- Panama aChiriquí (Panama : Province) -- Antiquities40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30621