This volume of photographs and commentary brings together one of the most outstanding groups of treasures of Pre-Columbian art assembled by a private collector. With comments from notable specialists on these civilizations, it offers access to the material in collector Gérard Geiger's private collection, for the first time, to the public at large. Contributors include such distinguished specialists as Peter David Joralemon, Justin Kerr, Ted J. J. Leyenaar, Frances Pratt, Henri Stierlin, and Margaret Young-Sanchez. Highlights of the collection featured in the book include ceremonial tools of Totonac rituals and games; the enthralling Olmec, Teotihuacan, and Monte Alban terracotta and sculptures; high-quality sculpted Maya-jade and Costa Rican engravings; equatorial Valdivian masterpieces; and magnificent Peruvian relics.