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Mesoamerican Ceramic Vessels: Researched by Caitlin Baker, Charles Andrew Corbett, and Logan Williams

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

As with Mesoamerican figurines, ceramic vessels were in production among Mesoamerican cultures by 2500 B.C.E. The making of ceramic vessels has continued to flourish through contemporary times, both as a craft for making utilitarian wares and as an artform for making elaborate, artistic vessels and sculptures. Traditional Mesoamerican ceramics were made using coil, slab, and … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Ceramic Vessels: Researched by Caitlin Baker, Charles Andrew Corbett, and Logan Williams

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 21st century art, ceramic, huastec culture, late 20th century art, mesoamerica, mexican mestizo cultures, post-classic maya culture, ralph foster museum, talavera-style, tripod vessel

Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: Researched by Allison Robbins and Sammie Hernandez

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

Mesoamerican cultures began producing ceramics in the form of small, handmade figurines by 2500 B.C.E. Small, handmade anthropomorphic figures were very common in ancient cultures, but their use was concentrated during the Pre-Classic/Formative period (1500 B.C.E.-250 C.E.), as after that time, most figurines were made using molds. Although some male figures are represented … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: Researched by Allison Robbins and Sammie Hernandez

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: ceramic, early teotihuacano culture, effigy vessel, female figurine, figurine, mesoamerica, olmec culture, pre-classic/formative period, ralph foster museum collection, soconusco culture, tlatilco culture

Codex Images of Aztec Deities: Researched by Lauren Fitzpatrick

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

  Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures were known for recording their histories, their religious stories, their calendar, and even their tribute listings as codices, which in the Mesoamerican world took the form of screenfold books. While the Maya developed a complex system of hieroglyphic writing, other Mesoamerican cultures developed systems of recording information … [Read more...] about Codex Images of Aztec Deities: Researched by Lauren Fitzpatrick

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: aztec culture, Centéotl, codex borbonicus, codex borgia, codex magliabecchiano, Ehécatl Quetzalcoatl, late 20th century art, mesoamerica, tezcatlipoca, tlaloc, Tlazotéotl

Contemporary Mesoamerican Textiles: Researched by Clara Komrosky-Licata

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

  The production of Mesoamerican textiles dates back to about 1000 B.C.E., as shown by textile impressions in ancient pottery sherds. Although actual ancient samples of textiles have not survived the tropical climate of Mesoamerica, Pre-Columbian sculptural depictions and paintings of figures wearing woven costume indicate that textiles were decorative, highly valued, … [Read more...] about Contemporary Mesoamerican Textiles: Researched by Clara Komrosky-Licata

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, animal figures, coatl motif, Florentino Gutierrez, maya culture, mesoamerica, montanitas pattern, rebozo, sarape, sparkman collection, zapotec culture

Papel Picado Banners: Researched by Nichapat Kongpaisarnnatee, Michelle Eveker, and Celeste Hanford

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

  Papel picado banners have a long history in indigenous Mesoamerican culture. Mesoamerican cultures such as the Otomi and the Aztec traditionally made paper from the inner bark of maguey, fig, or mulberry trees. Religious practitioners cut the paper into designs for use in rituals to combat disease, misfortune, and dangerous spirits, as well as in rituals to ask for … [Read more...] about Papel Picado Banners: Researched by Nichapat Kongpaisarnnatee, Michelle Eveker, and Celeste Hanford

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: Jose Posada, la calavera catrina, late 20th century art, mesoamerica, mexican mestizo cultures, papel picado banner

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