Author(s): Dorie Reents-Budet (Text by); Michael Suing (Text by); Darcy Kuronen (Text by); Pamela Parmal (Text by)

General Art and Design

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has been at the forefront in presenting pre-Columbian artifacts as part of art history rather than in the context of natural history or archaeology. The artworks featured in this volume exemplify the aesthetics and supreme craftsmanship of the peoples of the ancient Americas in pictorial pottery, sumptuous gold body adornments, and luxury textiles.