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Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Pages
288

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Subjects
Indians of Mexico, Exhibitions, Pelota (Indian game), Indians of Central America, History, Antiquities, Sports, Games
Places
Mexico
Times
To 1519

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The sport of life and death: the Mesoamerican ballgame
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Table of Contents

Rubber and rubber balls in Mesoamerica / Laura Filloy Nadal
Gender, power, and fertility in the Olmec ritual ballgame / Douglas E. Bradley
Unity in duality: the practice and symbols of the Mesoamerican ballgame / María Teresa Uriarte
Dressed to kill: stone regalia of the Mesoamerican ballgame / John F. Scott
Performing on the court / Jane Stevenson Day
The Maya ballgame: rebirth in the court of life and death / Mary Miller
The ballcourt in Tenochtitlan / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
The architectural background of the pre-Hispanic ballgame: an evolutionary perspective / Eric Taladoire
An ancient tradition continued: modern rubber processing in Mexico / Michael J. Tarkanian & Dorothy Hosler
The modern ballgames of Sinaloa: a survival of the Aztec ullamaliztli / Ted J.J. Leyenaar
Everything old is new again: the enduring legacy of the ancient games / E. Michael Whittington
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.

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New York
Genre
Exhibitions.

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Library of Congress
F1219.3.G3 S66 2001

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288 p. :
Number of pages
288

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OL3956959M
ISBN 10
0500051089
LCCN
2001087252
OCLC/WorldCat
47062965, 49029226
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1696282
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