“A Páez shaman can turn into Thunder, and evil shamans can turn into jaguars in order to steal cattle or sheep. According to the myths the Thunder-Jaguar has many children who occasionally appear in a miraculous manner and become the shaman's helpers.”
Reichel-Dolmatoff discusses the ancient people of San Agustin and their magnificent and mysterious stone monuments; their tombs replete with offerings of pottery, stone, and gold; their village sites, temples, and earthworks—a vast survey of aboriginal South American Indian culture in Columbia.
Author: Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff
Title: San Agustin: A Culture of Columbia
Edition: First American Edition, first printing
Published: New York and Washington: Praeger Publishers, 1972
Physical Description: Hardcover; Quarto; 163p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket (price-clipped) with edge wear, moderate chipping, mild foxing, creasing to inside flaps, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine very clean with light edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding study and square. Pages toned. Owner’s inscription on front free end-paper. Light foxing present in text-block.
Comments: Beautiful copy
