Painted by a Distant Hand

Mimbres Pottery of the American Southwest

Steven A. LeBlanc

Foreword by Rubie Watson

Photographs by Hillel S. Burger

  • 2006 1st Place Winner in the Publications Design Contest for books under $10 (cost), The New England Museum Association

List of Illustrations

Foreword: Exploring Museum Collections, by Rubie Watson

Acknowledgments

The Beginnings of a Collection

A Brief History of the Mimbres People

Mimbres Daily Life

Mimbres Painted Pottery

What Is Being Depicted?

Who Painted the Bowls?

What Happened to the Mimbres People?

Mimbres Designs as Inspiration

Color Plates

Notes

Suggested Reading

  • Cover: Painted by a Distant Hand

Steven A. LeBlanc is an archaeologist and Director of Collections at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.

Rubie Watson is Curator of Comparative Ethnology in the Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

Hillel S. Burger is a professional photographer.