“Steven LeBlanc has compiled a very nice, easily comprehended guide for the lay reader that enhances one’s knowledge and appreciation of the Mimbres pottery and culture. The book contains several sections that provide an introduction to the Mimbres area and culture, including a background for the Swarts Ruin collection, a brief history of the Mimbres people, and a perspective of their daily life.”—Harry Shafer, Journal of Anthropological Research
“Stephen LeBlanc’s Painted by a Distant Hand is a slim but informative volume inspired by a two-year-long exhibit of Mimbres (A.D. 200–1100) pottery at Harvard’s Peabody Museum… LeBlanc discusses the meaning of the pottery’s figurative imagery and abstract patterns, the artists who created them (most likely women), and what they indicate about daily life, all in clear, straightforward prose.”—Archaeology
PEABODY MUSEUM COLLECTIONS SERIES


Painted by a Distant Hand
Mimbres Pottery from the American Southwest
Product Details
PAPERBACK
$25.00 • £21.95 • €22.95
ISBN 9780873654029
Publication Date: 04/30/2005
120 pages
3 halftones, 66 color illustrations, 13 line illustrations. 1 map, 1 table
Peabody Museum Press > Peabody Museum Collections Series
World, subsidiary rights restricted
Awards & Accolades
- Winner, 2006 Publications Design Contest for Books under $10, New England Museum Association