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Talking birds, plumed serpents and painted women

by Joanne Stuhr, Eduardo Gamboa Carrera

Reproductions of 75 of the finest pieces of pottery from the Casas Grandes civilization of Chihuahua, accompanied by interpretive essays that provide an overview of Casas Grande culture, its link to other cultures in the southwestern U.S. and western Mexico, social structures and artistic production at Paquime, and the Charles di Peso excavations.