Unit 5: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE–1980 CE (copy)

Bandolier bag

a large heavily beaded pouch with a slit on top worn at the waist with a strap over the shoulders

Chacmool

a Mayan figure that is half-sitting and half-lying on his back

Corbel arch

a vault formed by layers of stone that gradually grow closer together as they rise and eventually meet

Coyolxauhqui

an Aztec moon goddess whose name means “Golden Bells”

Huitzilopochtli

an Aztec god of the sun and war; sometimes represented as an eagle or as a hummingbird

Kiva

a circular room wholly or partly underground used for religious rites

Potlatch

a ceremonial feast among northwest coast, a host demonstrates his or her generosity by bestowing gifts

Pueblo

a communal village of flat-roofed structures of many stories that are stacked in terraces; made of stone or adobe

Relief sculpture

a sculpture that projects from a flat background

Repoussé

metal relief sculpture in which the back side of a plate is hammered to form a raised relief on the front

Roof comb

a wall rising from the center ridge of a building to give the appearance of greater height

Teepee

a portable Indian home made of stretched hides placed over wooden poles

Tlaloc

ancient American god who was highly revered; associated with rain, agriculture, and war

T’oqapu

small rectangular shapes in an Inkan garment

Chavín

a civilization in coastal Peru named after its main archaeological site.

Anasazi culture

was referred to as "ancient ones" or "ancient enemies" in Navajo language.

Anasazi

the name used for ancient puebloans known for their detailed pueblos made of local materials.