TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holmes,William Henry
TI  - Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia: Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188
AV  - F1561 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Indians of Central America -- Panama
KW  - Indian pottery -- Panama
KW  - Chiriquí (Panama : Province) -- Antiquities
N1  - Release date is 2009-12-07; Produced by Louise Hope, PM for Bureau of American
Ethnology, The Internet Archive: American Libraries and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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N2  - "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.)
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ER  -