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Ancient Isthmian Metalwork in Reproduction: Researched by Trevor Heitz

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Contrary to popular misconceptions, metalwork dates back to very ancient times in the Americas, with copperworking in the Great Lakes Region of North America starting as early as 5,000 BCE.  By the first millennium BCE, the Andean cultures of South America had developed metalwork processes, and these practices spread up into the Isthmian region of lower Central America by the … [Read more...] about Ancient Isthmian Metalwork in Reproduction: Researched by Trevor Heitz

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 20th century art, colombia, colombian mestizo cultures, gran chiriquí, Gran Chiriquí culture, isthmian metalwork, metalwork, panama, panamanian mestizo cultures, quimbaya culture, quimbaya female shaman, reproductions, tairona cacique, tairona culture, tolima culture, tolima pendant

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

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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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