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Images of Mesoamerican Elites and Deities in Reproduction: Researched by Whitney Mosley

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The indigenous cultures of ancient Mesoamerica created a variety of highly sophisticated sculptures in different styles and materials, both as reliefs and as sculptures in-the-round. Many of these sculptures represent their religious beliefs, embodying the Mesoamerican pantheon of gods, while others depict the elite members of the nobility.  Later Mestizo (mixed Hispanic and … [Read more...] about Images of Mesoamerican Elites and Deities in Reproduction: Researched by Whitney Mosley

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century, classic period, early 21st century, formative period, funerary urn, hun hunahpu, ix chel, maya culture, maya maize god, maya mestizo cultures, maya sculpture, mezcala mestizo cultures, mezcala preclassic, mezcala standing figure, palenque sculptural relief, zapotec, zapotec culture, zapotec funerary urn, zapotec mestizo cultures

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

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

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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  • 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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