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Julia Jumbo TWO GREY HILLS TAPESTRY WEAVING
Navajo, 2003. Handspun wool, 36" × 24-1/2" (91.2 × 62.1 cm). Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [Fig. 27-01]
Scale Comparison: Two Grey Hills Tapestry Weaving
Julia Jumbo TWO GREY HILLS TAPESTRY WEAVING
Navajo, 2003. Handspun wool, 36" × 24-1/2" (91.2 × 62.1 cm).
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [Fig. 27-01]
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THE FOUNDING OF TENOCHTITLAN
Page from Codex Mendoza. Mexico. Aztec, 1545.
Ink and color on paper, 12-3/8" × 8-7/16" (31.5 × 21.5 cm).
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, England. MS. Arch Selden. A.1, fol. 2r. [Fig. 27-02]
Scale Comparison: The Founding of Tenochtitlan
THE FOUNDING OF TENOCHTITLAN
Page from Codex Mendoza. Mexico. Aztec, 1545.
Ink and color on paper, 12-3/8" × 8-7/16" (31.5 × 21.5 cm).
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, England. MS. Arch Selden. A.1, fol. 2r. [Fig. 27-02]
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THE GODDESS COATLICUE
Mexico. Aztec, c. 1500. Basalt, height 8'6" (2.65 m).
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City. [Fig. 27-04]
Closer Look: The Goddess Coatlicue
Scale Comparison: The Goddess Coatlicue
THE GODDESS COATLICUE
Mexico. Aztec, c. 1500. Basalt, height 8'6" (2.65 m).
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City. [Fig. 27-04]
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A CLOSER LOOK: Calendar Stone
Mexico. Aztec, c. 1500. Diameter 11'6-3/4" (3.6 m).
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City.
Closer Look: Calendar Stone
Scale Comparison: Calendar Stone
A CLOSER LOOK: Calendar Stone
Mexico. Aztec, c. 1500. Diameter 11'6-3/4" (3.6 m).
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City.
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FEATHER HEADDRESS OF MOCTEZUMA
Mexico. Aztec, before 1519. Quetzal, blue cotinga, and other feathers and gold on a fiber frame, 45-5/8" × 68-7/8"
(116 × 175 cm). Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, Mexico. [Fig. 27-05]
Scale Comparison: Feather Headdress of Moctezuma
FEATHER HEADDRESS OF MOCTEZUMA
Mexico. Aztec, before 1519. Quetzal, blue cotinga, and other feathers and gold on a fiber frame, 45-5/8" × 68-7/8" (116 × 175 cm).
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, Mexico. [Fig. 27-05]
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ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Inca masonry
Architectural Simulation: Inca Polygonal Masonry
ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Inca masonry
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MACHU PICCHU
Peru. Inca, 1450-1530. [Fig. 27-08]
Video: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
MACHU PICCHU
Peru. Inca, 1450-1530. [Fig. 27-08]
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TUNIC
Peru. Inca, c. 1500. Camelid fiber and cotton,
35-7/8" × 30" (91 × 76.5 cm). Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Pre-Columbian Collection,
Washington, DC. [Fig. 27-09]
Scale Comparison: Tunic
TUNIC
Peru. Inca, c. 1500. Camelid fiber and cotton, 35-7/8" × 30" (91 × 76.5 cm).
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC. [Fig. 27-09]
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LLAMA
From Bolivia or Peru, found near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Inca, 15th century. Cast silver with gold and cinnabar, 9" × 8-1/2" × 1-3/4" (22.9 × 21.6 × 4.4 cm). American Museum of Natural History, New York. [Fig. 27-10]
Scale Comparison: Llama
LLAMA
From Bolivia or Peru, found near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Inca, 15th century. Cast silver with gold and cinnabar, 9" × 8-1/2" × 1-3/4" (22.9 × 21.6 × 4.4 cm).
American Museum of Natural History, New York. [Fig. 27-10]
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FEATHERED BASKET
California. Pomo culture, c. 1877. Willow, bulrush, fern, feather, shells, glass beads. Height 5-1/2" (14 cm), diameter 12" (36.5 cm). The Philbrook Museum of Art, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gift of Clark Field (1948.39.37) [Fig. 27-11]
Scale Comparison: Feathered Basket
FEATHERED BASKET
California. Pomo culture, c. 1877. Willow, bulrush, fern, feather, shells, glass beads. Height 5-1/2" (14 cm), diameter 12" (36.5 cm).
The Philbrook Museum of Art, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gift of Clark Field (1948.39.37) [Fig. 27-11]
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GRIZZLY BEAR HOUSE-PARTITION SCREEN
From the house of Chief Shakes of Wrangell, Canada. Tlingit people, c. 1840. Cedar, paint, and human hair, 15' × 8’
(4.57 × 2.74 m). Denver Art Museum Collection. Native Arts acquisition funds (1951.315) [Fig. 27-17]
Scale Comparison: Grizzly Bear House-Partition Screen
GRIZZLY BEAR HOUSE-PARTITION SCREEN
From the house of Chief Shakes of Wrangell, Canada. Tlingit people, c. 1840.
Cedar, paint, and human hair, 15' × 8' (4.57 × 2.74 m).
Denver Art Museum Collection. Native Arts acquisition funds (1951.315) [Fig. 27-17]
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CHILKAT BLANKET
Southeast Alaska. Tlingit people, c. 1850. Mountain-goat wool, yellow cedar bark, linen thread, approx. 55" × 72”
(130 × 183 cm). Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York. [Fig. 27-18]
Closer Look: Chilkat Blanket
Scale Comparison: Chilkat Blanket
CHILKAT BLANKET
Southeast Alaska. Tlingit people, c. 1850. Mountain-goat wool, yellow cedar bark, linen thread, approx. 55" × 72" (130 × 183 cm).
Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York. [Fig. 27-18]
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Attributed to Willie Seaweed KWAKWAKA'WAKW BIRD MASK
Alert Bay, Vancouver Island, Canada. Prior to 1951.
Cedar wood, cedar bark, feathers, and fiber, 10" × 72" × 15" (25.4 × 183 × 38.1 cm). Collection of the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, Canada. (A6120) [Fig. 27-20]
Scale Comparison: Kwakwaka’wakw Bird Mask
Attributed to Willie Seaweed KWAKWAKA'WAKW BIRD MASK
Alert Bay, Vancouver Island, Canada. Prior to 1951.
Cedar wood, cedar bark, feathers, and fiber, 10" × 72" × 15" (25.4 × 183 × 38.1 cm).
Collection of the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, Canada. (A6120) [Fig. 27-20]
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Maria Montoya Martinez and Julian Martinez BLACKWARE STORAGE JAR
New Mexico. c. 1942. Ceramic, height 18-3/4" (47.6 cm), diameter 22-1/2" (57.1 cm). Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. [Fig. 27-21]
Scale Comparison: Blackware Storage Jar
Maria Montoya Martinez and Julian Martinez BLACKWARE STORAGE JAR
New Mexico. c. 1942. Ceramic, height 18-3/4" (47.6 cm), diameter 22-1/2" (57.1 cm).
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. [Fig. 27-21]
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Pablita Velarde KOSHARES OF TAOS
New Mexico. 1940s. Watercolor on paper,
13-7/8" × 22-3/8" (35.3 × 56.9 cm). Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Museum Purchase (1947.37)
[Fig. 27-22]
Scale Comparison: Pablita Velarde, Koshares of Taos
Navajo Night Chant
Pablita Velarde KOSHARES OF TAOS
New Mexico. 1940s. Watercolor on paper, 13-7/8" × 22-3/8" (35.3 × 56.9 cm).
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Museum Purchase (1947.37) [Fig. 27-22]
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith THE RED MEAN: SELF-PORTRAIT
1992. Acrylic, newspaper collage, and mixed media on canvas, 90" × 60” (228.6 × 154.4 cm). Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts. © Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Part gift from Janet Wright Ketcham, class of 1953, and part purchase from the Janet Wright Ketcham, class of 1953, Acquisition Fund. (SC 1993:10a.b.) [Fig. 27-24]
Closer Look: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, The Red Mean: Self-Portrait
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith THE RED MEAN: SELF-PORTRAIT
1992. Acrylic, newspaper collage, and mixed media on canvas, 90" × 60"
(228.6 × 154.4 cm).
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts. © Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Part gift from Janet Wright Ketcham, class of 1953, and part purchase from the Janet Wright Ketcham, class of 1953, Acquisition Fund. (SC 1993:10a.b.) [Fig. 27-24]
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Bill Reid THE SPIRIT OF HAIDA GWAII
Haida, 1991. Bronze, approx. 13' × 20' (4 × 6 m).
Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC. [Fig. 27-25]
Scale Comparison: Bill Reid, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii
Bill Reid THE SPIRIT OF HAIDA GWAII
Haida, 1991. Bronze, approx. 13' × 20' (4 × 6 m).
Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC. [Fig. 27-25]
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