Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma, Part 2

by Philip Phillips, James A. Brown

Overview

The Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma was the richest source of pre-Columbian shell engravings in North America, a treasury of early native American artistry. From about 1250 AD until the early part of this century, it remained virtually undisturbed, but in 1933, it was plundered by commercial diggers. The fragments of the shell cups and gorgets became widely scattered, as museums and private collectors sought to acquire them. It is only through the publication of this work that the pieces have been put back together.

These lavishly illustrated volumes showcase the variety of iconography and of the engravers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873658027
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	02/01/1983
Series:	Peabody Museum Series
Edition description:	Paperback Edition
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 1.25(d)

Table of Contents

VOLUME FOUR

Introduction: Separation of Braden and Craig

Characteristic Features of Craig A

Design Structure and Composition

Human Components and Secondary Features

Iconographic Features

Additional Notes on Plates and Captions

The Craig School: Phase A

VOLUME FIVE

Introduction: Richness and Variety of Craig B

Transition Problems from Craig A to B

Second Thoughts on "Eastern" Connections of Braden and Craig

The Craig B Bestiary

Characteristic Features of Craig B

An Uncommon Technological Feature

Design Structure and Composition

Attitudes, Anatomy, and Physiognomy of Human Components

Secondary Forms Associated with Human Components

Nonhuman Subjects

Conventional Treatments

Ceramic Designs

Iconographic Features: Themes

Iconographic Features: Motifs

The Craig School: Phase B Plates 187-277

VOLUME SIX

Introduction: Durability of the Craig Phase

Characteristic Features of Craig C

Design Structure and Composition

Human Configuration and Physiognomy

Secondary Features Associated with Human Components

Conventional Treatments

Iconographic Features: Themes

Iconographic Features: Motifs

The Craig School: Phase C

Appendix A Plates A-1 — A-5

Appendix B Plates B-1 — B-17

General Summary

The Ordering of Phases in Hypothesis D

Differentiation and Coherence of Braden and Craig Schools

The Question of a Spiro Engraved Shell Style

Appraisal of Hypothesis D

The Artist Engravers of Spiro

Engraved Shell of Spiro as a Source of Ethnographic Information

Additional Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Notes on the Index

Index

Errata

Addenda