Escultura Huaxteca de Rio Tamuin (figuras masculinas)

98 pages with 30 plates, fold out map and bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publishers wrappers. Cuadernos de historia del arte number 46. First edition limited to 3000 copies. Huastec is derived from the Spanish Huasteca which is derived from the Nahuatl word for the ethnicity Kuextlan. The Huastecs were the northernmost Mesoamerican group on the Gulf coast, and their contact with the Chichimeca led to Aridoamerican influences in their culture.
The pre-Hispanic sculpture of the region is distinct, with well-known pieces such as the "Adolescente de Tamuín" and the goddess of life and health Tlazolteotl. Traditionally crops here have been corn, beans, squash, various chili peppers and tubular such as yucca, camotes and jicamas. However, gathering of wild foods played a more important role here in the Mesoamerican period, especially roots, small chili peppers and a fruit (Brosimum alicastrum) as well as fish from lakes, rivers and ocean. The production of salt was important at Chila Lake. Condition: Corners gently bumped else a better than very good copy.