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Mexican Masks, Past and Present: Researched by Emily McClain and Joshua Burd

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Masks have a long history in Mesoamerica, and they have been used in theatrical productions, dances, and rituals in Mexico from ancient times through the present day.  Of these five masks, two are reproductions of ancient masks, one is an actual ancient mask, and two are 20th-century masks likely worn in modern Mestizo (mixed Hispanic and indigenous cultures) festival … [Read more...] about Mexican Masks, Past and Present: Researched by Emily McClain and Joshua Burd

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, aztec mestizo cultures, ceramic mortuary mask, ceramics, colima culture, early 21st century art, early classic period, los negritos, mangianni, mexican mestizo cultures, mexico dance mask, mixtec culture, mixtec mestizo cultures, mortuary mask, olmec culture, olmec mask, postclassic period, preclassic/formative period, reproduction, st. james, xipe totec, xipe totec mask

Tepache Vessel with Three Calla Lilies on Lid: Researched by Sarah Teel

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Tepache vessels are known today as elaborately decorated ceramic vessels produced for the tourist trade by the potters of San José de Gracia, a village in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The vessels were first created by the potter Elisa Madrigal Martínez, who began making them in the 1930s after she had moved from Carapan to San José de Gracia; up until that time, the potters … [Read more...] about Tepache Vessel with Three Calla Lilies on Lid: Researched by Sarah Teel

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: calla lilies, ceramics, early 21st century art, elisa madrigal martinez, hilario alejos madrigal, michoacan culture, ponchera, Pottery, san jose de gracia, tepache vessel

Amate Paper Wall Decoration: Researched by Josh Barry

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Amate paper is a traditional form of bark paper that is believed to have been developed by the Maya during the Mesoamerican Classic period (250-900 CE).  The making of amate paper is labor-intensive, and the ancient Mesoamericans likewise highly valued amate and even gave paper as tribute and as offerings to the gods. The paper was also made into ritual garments and into … [Read more...] about Amate Paper Wall Decoration: Researched by Josh Barry

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: amate paper, early 21st century art, otomi mestizo culture, wall decoration

Mesoamerican Dolls: Researched by Ngozi Ekeke

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Dolls are popular tourist-trade items throughout Mexico and northern Central America.  The styles of the dolls have changed over the decades, with some adopting a more generic or international “stuffed toy” form; the dolls continue, however, to be adorned with traditional dress, and this has provided a valuable record of changes in these traditions over time.  Some dolls are … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Dolls: Researched by Ngozi Ekeke

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, early 21st century art, late 20th century, maya dolls, maya mestizo culture, otomi doll, otomi mestizo culture, tourist trade art, zapotec dolls, zapotec mestizo culture

Zapotec Animalito Sculptures: Researched by Hannah Ferguson

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Animalitos, along with the fantasy figures known Alebrijes, are Mexican folk art sculptures produced by the Zapotec culture artisans of the Oaxaca region.  While these sculptures originated as folk art that people carved for amusement, in the 1980s the figures became popular in the tourist trade, and the Oaxacan artisans developed many different forms to appeal to visitors … [Read more...] about Zapotec Animalito Sculptures: Researched by Hannah Ferguson

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: animalito, animalito sculpture, candido orteg mendez, cat, early 21st century art, zapotec culture

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