1961.118 N.C. Wyeth, Road to Jones House
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Best known for his
1953.49 Delacroix, Sheet of Six Ancient Medals
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1993.72.A-G Stars
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Stars embodies Sol Lewitt's concepts in a unique way.
1988.107.FA Black-on-white bowl from Mesa Verde region (New Mexico, Colorado, or Utah, Ancestral Pueblo)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Around the bowl interior, four humanlike figures with rounded backs appear to play long flutes. Similar flutes have been recovered through archaeological excavations at sites such as Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon (9th–12th century), depicted in the mural.
1991.340.FA Classic Mimbres Black-on-white jar: spirals and flowers (New Mexico, Mogollon (Mimbres))
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NOTES
- Mogollon -- Mimbres, 950–1100 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 07/22/16, 07/28/16, 10/06/16, 04/17/17, 07/28/17, 09/14/17, and 10/19/17.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, O
1991.402.FA Showlow Polychrome jar: butterfly motif (Arizona, Ancestral Pueblo)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
According to Hopi songs, when people entered the current world, it was already filled with animals, plants, and insects—including butterflies. Butterflies proliferate in seasons of rain.