A Land So Remote: Volume 3: Wooden Artifacts of Frontier New Mexico, 1708-1900s

by Larry Frank

Overview

Dedicated to the many people of New Mexico who created a rich and fascinating culture in a harsh land, A Land So Remote: Wooden Artifacts of Frontier New Mexico, 1708–1900s salutes the importance of these vital and pragmatic wooden objects. That the people who made them survived and thrived is a testament to their constancy and success. For over twelve thousand years, the indigenous people of the Southwest have fashioned tools, weapons, religious artifacts, furniture, toys, architectural details, and domestic utensils from wood. With the coming of the Spanish, new tools, technologies, and materials forever altered the indigenous inhabitants' traditional way of life. New Mexican wooden artifacts beautifully express the ingenuity and adaptability of this regional mestizo society. This volume is illustrated with hundreds of color photographs of works from eight museums and nine private collections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781878610751
Publisher:	Museum of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	11/01/2001
Series:	Red Crane Art Series , #3
Edition description:	FIRST EDITION
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 12.25(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Larry Frank studied medieval art in Paris. Upon returning to the United States, he found that the counterpart that continued the tradition for him was the linear and stylized design of santos. He was a collector of santos for thirty-five years and was considered a leading authority on the subject.

Table of Contents

	Credits and abbreviations	vi
	Acknowledgments	vii
	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	1
	Agricultural tools	25
	Hand-tools and weapons	49
	Weaving and textile tools	73
	Tanning and hide processing	87
	Equestrian and transportation gear	93
	Measuring tools	103
	Religious artifacts	117
	Architectural details	157
	Furniture	173
	Household goods	211
	Toys games and entertainment	229
	Notes	243
	Bibliography	245
	Index	247