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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

Mesoamerican Sculptures in Reproduction: Researched by Jordan Seyer

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Cultures throughout Mesoamerica produced ceramic figurines from the earliest periods through the time of contact with Europeans.  These figurines depicted people of all levels of status, from common people to rulers, and the figurines also depicted deities.  The study of ceramic figurines also illustrates how depictions of deities changed and developed through time.  The … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Sculptures in Reproduction: Researched by Jordan Seyer

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, central mexican cultures, classic period, kulkulcan, maya culture, maya mestizo cultures, mexican mestizo cultures, olmec cultures, pitao cozobi, preclassic/formative period, quetzalcoatl, reproductions, teotihuacan, zapotec culture

Aztec/Mixtec Codex Images of Deities, in Reproduction: Researched by Katie Kimbrough

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The plaques in this display illustrate colorfully painted brass figures, each on a blackened wooden base.  The images portrayed on these wooden plaques are reproductions of characters found in Mesoamerican codices, or screenfold books, that were used to record histories, the calendar system, and religious belief systems.  The clear style and depiction of the figures indicates … [Read more...] about Aztec/Mixtec Codex Images of Deities, in Reproduction: Researched by Katie Kimbrough

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 16th century art, 20th century art, 20th century mexican art, aztec mestizo culture, aztec/mixtec cultures, codex borbonicus, codex borgia, codex magliabechiano, huitzilopochtli, mexican mestizo cultures, post-contact period, postclassic period, pre-contact period, tlaloc, xilonen, xipe totec, xiuhtecuhtli

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  • 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa
  • 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2018 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa
  • 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa

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