Templo Mayor (Main Temple) Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City, Mexico). Mexica (Aztec). 1375–1520 ce. Stone (temple); volcanic stone (The Coyolxauhqui Stone); jadeite (Olmec-style mask); basalt (Calendar Stone).
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Ruler’s feather headdress (probably of Motecuhzoma II) Mexica (Aztec). 1428–1520 ce. Feathers (quetzal and cotinga) and gold.
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Chavín de Huántar Northern highlands, Peru. Chavín. 900–200 bce. Stone (architectural complex); granite (Lanzón and sculpture); hammered gold alloy (jewelry)
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City of Cusco, including Qorikancha (Inka main temple), Santo Domingo (Spanish colonial convent), and Walls at Saqsa Waman (Sacsayhuaman) Central highlands, Peru. Inka. c. 1440 ce; convent added 1550–1650 ce. Andesite
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Maize cobs Inka. c. 1440–1533 ce. Sheet metal/repoussé, metal alloys
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City of Machu Picchu Central highlands, Peru. Inka. c. 1450–1540 ce. Granite (architectural complex).
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All-T’oqapu tunic Inka. 1450–1540 ce. Camelid fiber and cotton.
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Bandolier bag Lenape (Delaware tribe, Eastern Woodlands). c. 1850 ce. Beadwork on leather.
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Transformation mask Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of Canada. Late 19th century ce. Wood, paint, and string
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Painted elk hide Attributed to Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody), Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. c. 1890–1900 ce. Painted elk hide.
Black-on-black ceramic vessel Maria Martínez and Julian Martínez, Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. c. mid-20th century ce. Blackware ceramic.