Apah abet 14 presentation
- 1. Native Arts ofthe Americas before 1300 Florence Wang
- 2. Classification of art •Mesoamerica • South America – Preclassic – Early Horizon • Olmec • Chavín • Teotihuaca – Early Intermediate – Classic • Paracas, Nasca, Moche • Maya – Middle Horizon • Veracruz • Tiwanaku and Wari – Postclassic – Late Horizon • Northern Maya • Inka/Inca Empire • Toltec
- 3. Mesoamerica, Preclassic OLMEC ANDPRECLASSIC WEST MEXICO
- 4. Colossal heads Olmec, LaVenta • “mother of culture” • 1500-400 BCE social structure developed • Individualized features
- 6. Ceremonial ax • celts– ax-shaped polished forms • Votive offerings • Were-jaguar
- 7. Pottery Jaina, West Mexico •Clay with red and orange slip • Narrative scenes not found in any other Mesoamerican culture • No monumental structures • Models of houses • Only recently excavated
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- 9. Teotihuacan • Teotihuacan becamea civic, economic, and religious role model. • 100 BCE-600 CE built, 50-250 CE monuments • Strict grid plan • At 600 CE, 6th largest city in the world (125,000-200,000 pop.)
- 10. Pyramids of theSun and Moon, Avenue of the Dead
- 11. Pyramid of theMoon
- 12. Temple of Quetzacoatl,the Citadel
- 13. Temple of Quetzacoatl,the Citadel
- 14. Mural painting • Similarto Roman murals: • In the rooms of the rich • Fresco/tempura layer over the wall • Found in cities away from main city • deities, rituals, processions of priests, warriors, animals • HEMATITE, flat, outlined patterns • Book: earth/nature goddess, principal deity— jade mask, feather headdress, bust
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- 17. Copan Stelae • Portraitsof rulers wih names, dates of reign, and achievements • Book: Stele D, Waxaklajuun-Ub’aah- K’awiil, “18 are the apparitions of the god K’awiil”, Ruler 13/16 • Copan is the best preserved Maya site.
- 18. Tikal, Temple I •One of oldest and largest Maya cities • Unorganized city layout • 9 steps, 9 levels of Underworld
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- 20. Bonampak mural painting • Naturalistic •Social and religious rank is obvious in clothing and pose • People were in constant warfare • Murals were abandoned
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- 22. Pyramid of theNiches, El Tajin
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- 25. Caracol, Chichen Itzu • “snailshell” • Rare circular building
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- 28. South America, EarlyHorizon CHAVÍN
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- 30. South America, EarlyIntermediate PARACAS, NASCA, MOCHE
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- 32. Pottery, Nasca • Unique shapeof spout
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- 34. Pottery, Nasca • Unique shapeof spout
- 35. Pottery, Moche • Unique shapeof spout • Stylized but realistic faces of leaders • Could be mass produced
- 36. Ear ornament, Sipan • Burialobjects • Reflective of real life setting
- 37. South America, MiddleHorizon TIWANAKU AND WARI
- 38. Gateway of theSun, Tiwanaku
- 39. Lima Tapestry, Wari • Extremelyabstracted figures • Stacked on top of each other
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- 41. Iriutak burial mask •9 pieces that can be taken apart and reassembled in different ways
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- 43. Adena pipe • Smokingvery important in both social an religious functions • Often a burial goods
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- 46. Mimbres pottery • Blackand white • Defined outline with abstract or geometric patterns, or animals • Clay coil
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- 48. Ancestral Puebloans • Madeby the Anasazi • Built it after disasterous drought at their previous settlement • Kivas: spiritual rooms