1987.330.FA Santa cruz red-on-buff bowl with interlocking spirals (Arizona, Hohokam)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Hohokam people, who lived in present-day south central Arizona, had developed a significant pottery tradition by about 500 CE. Hohokam ceramics are easily recognized by their buff‑colored clay and dark red painting. Fluid brushwork, spontaneous in effect yet precisely controlled, depicts both highly stylized life forms and a variety of geometric motifs.
1986.39 Openwork square (Lace) (Peru, Chancay)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Contemporary with the Chimú state to the north, the Chancay culture of central Peru developed during the Late Intermediate Period (900-1470 CE). Chancay ceramic production included large, hollow figurines, double-chamber vessels, and face-neck jars, with dark slip paints applied loosely to the surface.
1996.70.1.McD John Singleton Copley, Woodbury Langdon
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Woodbury Langdon, a rich merchant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, married Sarah Sherburne in 1765 and two years later commissioned both this portrait and a portrait of his wife from John Singleton Copley.
1986.4 Head-form rattle (Canada, B. Columbia, Haida)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This Haida rattle would be displayed to accompany the Shaman Spirit songs. Shaman songs and paraphernalia were not passed down through the clans. The power of objects of each shaman were buried with the shaman when he died.
1985.164 Pendant depicting a frontal bird flanked by profile birds (Colombia, Tairona)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The pre-Hispanic goldwork of Colombia is traditionally classified by archaeological zones, or regions, each with stylistic associations, varying in iconography and technology: Zenú (Sinú) and Tairona in northwestern Colombia; Muisca in the central highlands southeast of Bogotá; and in the southwest, Quimbaya, Calima, Tolima, and Nariño.
1985.160 Head effigy vessel (Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
Greater Nicoya, Period V, 500–1000 CE, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/14/16 and 04/19/17.
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1985.95.McD Double chambered vessel with standing figure (Ecuador, Jama-Coaque)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The dense tropical rain forests in the lowlands of northern Ecuador were occupied by the Jama-Coaque culture from around 400 BCE to 500 CE. Although objects made of perishable materials were devoured by the moist forest floor, numerous mold made ceramic whistles, flutes, and rattles have been found, suggesting music played an important role in religious ceremonial life.
1984.W.1865 Sleeved tunic (Peru, Chimú)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During the Late Intermediate Period (900-1470 CE), the state of Chimor expanded across the Pacific coastline of modern-day Peru, extending to the north and south from the Chimú capital of Chan Chan in the Moche Valley.
1984.W.113 Stirrup-spout bottle: fox head (Peru, Moche)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
Moche, Early Intermediate Period, 400–550 CE (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 12/02/13, 06/19/14, 02/05/16, 07/28/16, and 09/06/16.
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