At last the company which produced Maya Mexico jewelry has been identified! This collector's guide gives details about the company, artists connected in some way to the jewelry, and insights into the Meso-American beliefs behind the designs. The main portion of the book remains the catalog of designs. Many new ones have been added in this revised edition. Information about Taxco Maya Jewelry (a separate company operating in Mexico during the same years) will be given in Volume 2.

TAXCO MAYA JEWELRY is presented as a separate line of jewelry from MAYA MEXICO. New designs have been added as well as information about the man who paid for the TM-171 company registration. Examples of the TONO MAYA jewelry is shown with new details about this mysterious artist usually associated with Plateria Cecilia.

Mexico's streams give forth cool green jade and rich gold; her shores provide coral and dainty pearls. Her brown hills yield silver and copper and gems whose colors form a dazzling palette for the jeweler. And Mexico has never lacked the artists to mold her abundant jewels into finished pieces of beauty. In this enjoyable volume, Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack introduce us to the splendors of Mexican jewelry. First published nearly four decades ago, Mexican Jewelry has become a classic introduction to the richness and variety of this Mexican folk art.

The collectible appeal of Mexican metal art can be attributed to artistic quality, variety, and large production volume. In addition to jewelry, it includes wearable art, table art, and wall art, with something for everyone.See Mexican jewelry and metal art made with copper, brass, alpaca, and silver. From glass mosaics on brass to silver jewelry inlaid with crushed stone, to metal combinations such as metales casados, the variety in color, texture, and form is wonderful. While other books have made significant contributions to raising awareness of Mexico-designed silver jewelry, little has been written about other metal objects, often made by the very same designers, such as Salvador Teran, Los Castillos, Miguel Martinez, Miguel Pineda, Estele Popowski, and Bernice Goodspeed. Additional names found on illustrated brass and mixed-metal items include Maya, Too, Cecilia, Caballo, and Victoria. Detailed captions with value ranges accompany 1000+ color photographs. Includes a bibliography, index, illustrated glossary, and illustrated hallmarks.

Discover the wonders of Mexican art in this title that uncovers the unique culture and people that have created these beautiful art forms.

More than 380 stunning pre-Hispanic objects from museums and Maya sites in Mexico, comprising funerary masks to intricate jade jewelry, in an " exhibition that encompasses Maya art, science, poetry, respect for nature and creativity."--Page [15]