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AMERICAS BEFORE 1300

Jean Hsu

Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc

Documents the central role that elite Maya women played in religious bloodletting rituals

Mesoamerican

Olmec and Preclassic West Mexico

Ceremonial ax, Olmec

Votive offerings, celts, representing human-animal representations

Teotihuacan

Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan, Mexico

Earliest representations of feathered-serpent god

Classic Maya

Mayan Ball Courts

Games sometimes ended in human sacrifice

Stele D portraying Ruler 13

Double-headed serpent bar, symbol of the sky and of his absolute power

Temple I (Temple of the Giant Jaguar)

Nine tiers to symbolize the nine levels of the Underworld

Ball player, from Jaina Island

Shows a range of human types and activities

Presentation of captives to Lord Chan Muwan, Bonampak, Mexico

Classic Veracruz

Pyramid of the Niches

one of many Mesoamerican monuments connected with astronomy and the calendar

Postclassic Mexico

Castillo,Chichen Itza, Mexico

Temple to Kukulkan at the top. Casts a shadow in a shape of a serpent at specific times.

Colossal atlantids, Tula, Mexico

Warriors armed with darts to reflect military regime of Toltecs

Intermdiate Area

Pendant in the form of a bat-faced man, Tairona

People of the intermediate Area were expert goldsmiths. This pendant served as an amulet.

South America

Raimondi Stele, Chavin de Huantar

Shows the ability of the gods to transform themselves is a core aspect of Andean religion.

Paracas, Nasca, and Moche

Embroidered funerary mantle, Paracas

Women mantles were used to wrap the bodies of the dead.

Bridge-spouted vessel with flying figures, Nasca

Nasca won renown for their pottery, which usually have round bottoms, double spouts connected by bridges.

Hummingbird, Nasca

Figures on a gigantic scale but unsure of its function.

Ear ornament, Moche

It depicts a Moche warrior priest and two retainers. The costume corresponds to actual finds.

Tiwanaku and Wari

Gateway of the Sun, Tiwanaku

Probably led into a sacred area. It was once painted, inlaid with turquoise, and covered with gold.

Lima Tapestry (tunic), Wari

Wari textiles are tapestries with the motifs women directly into the fabric.

North America

Eskimo

Burial mask, Ipiutak, Alaska

This mask consists of 9 parts that can be combined to produce several faces, echoing the tranformation theme common in ancient American art.

Woodlands

Pipe, from a mound in Ohio

Resembles some Mesoamerican sculptures in form and costume. Often buried with men for use in afterlife.

Serpent Mound, Mississippian, Ohio

Incised forget with running warrior, Sumner County

Gift to the dead to ensure safe passage to afterlife.

South West

Cliff Palace, Ancestral Puebloan

Sheltered ledge to heat the pueblo in winter and shade during summer.ANCIENT VENTILATION!

Bow with two cranes and geometric forms, Mimbres

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