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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Molas and Molitas: Researched by Amanda Steimel and Elizabeth Rodwell

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Molas and molitas (“little molas”) are elaborate textiles made by the women of the Kuna culture of the San  Blas territory, in what is today the country of Panama.  The elaborate designs on molas are created primarily using a technique known as reverse appliqué, a painstaking process that involves stitching together several layers of cloth and then cutting designs and outlines … [Read more...] about Molas and Molitas: Researched by Amanda Steimel and Elizabeth Rodwell

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: applique, kuna culture, late 20th century art, mola, molita, panama, reverse applique

Zapotec Mestizo Blackware: Researched by Daniel Hume

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This large vessel was created by Reina Simon L. from the village of San Bartolo Coyotepec, using the traditional grey clay of this region that is gathered from the clay mines near the community. While such pottery has been created and used for water vessels, or ollas, for centuries by the Zapotec people of this region, in the 1950s potter Rosa Real Mateo de Nieto started a new … [Read more...] about Zapotec Mestizo Blackware: Researched by Daniel Hume

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: barro negro, blackware, blackware ceramic, ceramic, late 20th century art, olla, reina simon l, san bartolo coyotepec, zapotec mestizo culture

Mesoamerican Art in Reproduction: Researched by Leslie Dunaway and Macaylah Gant Hodge

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This group of artworks consists of tourist-trade reproductions inspired by some famous, and some not-as-famous, works of ancient Precolumbian art, including works from the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Teotihuacano, Mixtec, and West Mexican cultures.  The reproductions are generally made by artisans who are indigenous or are of Mestizo (mixed indigenous and Spanish) heritage, often … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Art in Reproduction: Researched by Leslie Dunaway and Macaylah Gant Hodge

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: alux, aztec mestizo culture, aztec stone of the five suns, button, central mexican mestizo culture, earring, late 20th century art, maskette, maya chacmool, maya hieroglyph, maya hieroglyph sotz, maya mestizo culture, maya relief sculpture, mixtec mestizo culture, mosaic funerary mask, olmec, olmec figural axe, reproductions, sotz, teotihuacano, teotihuacano maskette, teotihuacano mosaic funerary mask, west mexican dog figurines, west mexican mestizo culture, xipe totec mask

Oaxacan Black Pottery: Researched by Emma Schupbach

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The southern central Mexican state of Oaxaca is the home to the Zapotec and Mixtec, indigenous cultures whose artisans have both preserved ancient traditions and have developed vibrant new artforms.  Grey plumbate wares have been known since Precolumbian times, and from this ancient tradition developed a prominent form of art known as barro negro, or Oaxacan black pottery. … [Read more...] about Oaxacan Black Pottery: Researched by Emma Schupbach

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: candle cover, casuela bowl, ceramics, frog whistles, frogs, late 20th century art, olla, tripod bowl, zapotec culture

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  • 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
  • 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica

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