taylor_transformationschontal


"Transformations"
This catalog presents twenty-seven figures and discusses the pre- conquest culture of Mezcala/Chontal and its origins.  Written by Spencer Throckmorton in 1991, it is a comprehensive study of the stone votive figures of the Mezcala tradition.  Controversial as the background is, enigmatic as these stone figures are, they speak to us.  The economy, the simplicity, and the remarkable lithic technology all touch our early 21st Century tastes and sensibilities.  With photographs by John Taylor Bigelow.

Soft cover, $25