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chavin de huantar, plan (153a)

Designation: Northern highlands, Peru

Artist/Culture: Chavin

Date of Creation: 900-200 BCE

Materials: stone (architectural complex)

<p><b>Designation</b>: Northern highlands, Peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Chavin<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 900-200 BCE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: stone (architectural complex)</p>
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chavin de huantar (153b)

Designation: Northern highlands, Peru

Artist/Culture: Chavin

Date of Creation: 900-200 BCE

Materials: stone (architectural complex); granite (lanzon and sculpture)

<p><b>Designation</b>: Northern highlands, Peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Chavin<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 900-200 BCE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: stone (architectural complex); granite (lanzon and sculpture)</p>
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chavin de huantar (153c)

Designation: Northern highlands, Peru

Artist/Culture: Chavin de Huantar, Peru

Date of Creation: 900-200 BCE

Materials: granite sculpture

<p><b>Designation</b>: Northern highlands, Peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Chavin de Huantar, Peru<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 900-200 BCE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: granite sculpture</p>
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chavin de huantar, nose ornament (153d)

Designation: Northern highlands, Peru
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Artist/Culture: Chavin

Date of Creation: 900-200 BCE

Materials: cut and hammered gold,
- overall height 1 1/4" x width 3 3/4"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Northern highlands, Peru<br>- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Chavin <br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 900-200 BCE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: cut and hammered gold, <br>- overall height 1 1/4" x width 3 3/4"</p>
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Mesa Verde cliff dwellings (154)

Designation: Montezuma Country, Colorado

Artist/Culture: Anasazi

Date of Creation: 450-1300 CE

Materials: sandstone

<p><b>Designation</b>: Montezuma Country, Colorado<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Anasazi<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 450-1300 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: sandstone</p>
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Yaxchilan (155a)

Designation: Chiapas, Mexico

Artist/Culture: Maya

Date of Creation: 725 CE

Materials: limestone (architectural complex). Structure 40

<p><b>Designation</b>: Chiapas, Mexico<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Maya<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 725 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: limestone (architectural complex). Structure 40</p>
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Yaxchilan (155b)

Designation: Chiapas, Mexico

Artist/Culture: Maya

Date of Creation: 725 CE

Materials: limestone (architectural complex). Lintel 25, structure 23

<p><b>Designation</b>: Chiapas, Mexico<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Maya<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 725 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: limestone (architectural complex). Lintel 25, structure 23</p>
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Yaxchilan (155c)

Designation: Chiapas, Mexico
- British Museum, London, England
Artist/Culture: Maya
Date of Creation: 725 CE
Materials: limestone (architectural complex). structure 33

<p><b>Designation</b>: Chiapas, Mexico<br>- British Museum, London, England<br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Maya<br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 725 CE<br><b>Materials</b>: limestone (architectural complex). structure 33</p>
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Great Serpent Mound (156)

Designation: Adams Country, Southern Ohio

Artist/Culture: Mississippian (Eastern Woodlands)

Date of Creation: c. 1070 C.E.

Materials: Earthwork/ Effigy mound
- Length approx 1,254'

<p><b>Designation</b>: Adams Country, Southern Ohio<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Mississippian (Eastern Woodlands)<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1070 C.E.<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Earthwork/ Effigy mound<br>- Length approx 1,254'</p>
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Templo Mayor (main temple reconstruction drawing; 157a)

Designation: Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico city, Mexico)

Artist/Culture: Mexico (Aztec)

Date of Creation: 1375-1520 C.E.

Materials: Stone (temple)

<p><b>Designation</b>: Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico city, Mexico)<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Mexico (Aztec)<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 1375-1520 C.E.<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Stone (temple)</p>
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The Coyolxauhqui Stone, from the Great temple of tenochtitlan (157b)

Designation: Mexico City, Mexico
- Museo del templo Mayor, Mexico City, mexico

Artist/Culture: Aztec

Date of Creation: ca. 1469

Materials: stone, diameter 10' 10"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Mexico City, Mexico<br>- Museo del templo Mayor, Mexico City, mexico<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Aztec<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: ca. 1469 <br><br><b>Materials</b>: stone, diameter 10' 10"</p>
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Calendar stone (157c)

Designation: Mexico
- Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico

Artist/Culture: Aztec

Date of Creation: c. 1500

Materials: stone, diameter 11' 6 3/4"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Mexico<br>- Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Aztec<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1500<br><br><b>Materials</b>: stone, diameter 11' 6 3/4"</p>
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Olmec Style mask (157d)

Designation: Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico

Artist/Culture: n/a

Date of Creation:

Materials: Jadeite, Offering 20, hornblende, 4" x 3 1/3" x 1 1/4"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: n/a<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: <br><br><b>Materials</b>: Jadeite, Offering 20, hornblende, 4" x 3 1/3" x 1 1/4"</p>
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Ruler's feather headdress (prob, Motecuhzoma II; 158)

Designation: Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico city, Mexico

Artist/Culture: Mexican (Aztec)

Date of Creation: 1428-1520 CE

Materials: feathers (quetzal and cotinga) and gold, 45 5/8" x 68 7/8"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico city, Mexico<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Mexican (Aztec) <br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 1428-1520 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: feathers (quetzal and cotinga) and gold, 45 5/8" x 68 7/8"</p>
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City of Cusco, plan, including Qorikancha and Walls at Saqsa Waman (159a)

Designation: Central highlands, peru

Artist/Culture: Inca

Date of Creation: c. 1440 CE

Materials: sandstone

<p><b>Designation</b>: Central highlands, peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Inca<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1440 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: sandstone</p>
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City of Cusco, including Qorikancha and Walls at Saqsa Waman (159b)

Designation: Central highlands, peru

Artist/Culture: Inca

Date of Creation: c. 1440 CE

Materials: sandstone

<p><b>Designation</b>: Central highlands, peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Inca<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1440 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: sandstone</p>
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City of Cusco, including Qorikancha and Walls at Saqsa Waman (159c)

Designation: Central highlands, peru

Artist/Culture: Inca

Date of Creation: c. 1440 CE

Materials: sandstone

<p><b>Designation</b>: Central highlands, peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Inca<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1440 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: sandstone</p>
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Maize cobs (160)

Designation: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Artist/Culture: Inka

Date of Creation: c. 1400 - 1533 CE

Materials: sheet metal/ repousee, gold and silver alloys
- 10 x 2 11/32"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Inka<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1400 - 1533 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: sheet metal/ repousee, gold and silver alloys<br>- 10 x 2 11/32"</p>
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City of Machu Picchu (161a)

Designation: Central highlands, Peru

Artist/Culture: Inka

Date of Creation: c. 1450-1540 CE

Materials: Granite (architectural complex)
- 7, 970' above sea level
- constructed area is 530m x 200m or 26.19 acres

<p><b>Designation</b>: Central highlands, Peru<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Inka<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1450-1540 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Granite (architectural complex)<br>- 7, 970' above sea level<br>- constructed area is 530m x 200m or 26.19 acres</p>
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City of Machu Picchu, observatory (161b)

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Intihuatana Stone, prism (161c)

Materials: 118' height

<p><b>Materials</b>: 118' height</p>
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All-T'oqapu tunic (162)

Designation: Dumbaron Oaks Research Library and Collections.
- Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC

Artist/Culture: Inka

Date of Creation: 1450-1540 CE

Materials: Camelid fiber and cotton, 35 7/8" x 30"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Dumbaron Oaks Research Library and Collections.<br>- Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Inka<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: 1450-1540 CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Camelid fiber and cotton, 35 7/8" x 30"</p>
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Bandolier bag (163)

Designation: National Museum of the American Indian, NYC

Artist/Culture: Lenape (Eastern Delaware) tribe

Date of Creation: c. 1850 C.E.

Materials: Beadwork on leather approx, 22" x 17"
- bag without strap, 8 5/8" x 7 3/4"

<p><b>Designation</b>: National Museum of the American Indian, NYC<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Lenape (Eastern Delaware) tribe<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1850 C.E. <br><br><b>Materials</b>: Beadwork on leather approx, 22" x 17"<br>- bag without strap, 8 5/8" x 7 3/4"</p>
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Transformation mask, closed (164a)

Designation: Kwakwaka'wakw, Northwest Coast of Canada

Artist/Culture:

Date of Creation: Late 19th Century CE

Materials: Wood, paint, string

<p><b>Designation</b>: Kwakwaka'wakw, Northwest Coast of Canada<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: <br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: Late 19th Century CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Wood, paint, string</p>
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Transformation mask, open (164b)

Designation: Kwakwaka'wakw, Northwest Coast of Canada

Artist/Culture:

Date of Creation: Late 19th Century CE

Materials: Wood, paint, string

<p><b>Designation</b>: Kwakwaka'wakw, Northwest Coast of Canada<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: <br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: Late 19th Century CE<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Wood, paint, string</p>
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Hide painting of sun dance (165)

Designation: Brooklyn Museum, NY

Artist/Culture: Attributed to Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody), Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

Date of Creation: c. 1890 - 1900 C.E.

Materials: Painted Elk Hide, 81" x 78"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Brooklyn Museum, NY<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Attributed to Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody), Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1890 - 1900 C.E.<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Painted Elk Hide, 81" x 78"</p>
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Black on black ceramic vessel (166)

Designation: National Museum of Women in the Arts

Artist/Culture: Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez, Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico

Date of Creation: mid 20th century C.E.

Materials: Blackware ceramic, 11 1/8" x 13"

<p><b>Designation</b>: National Museum of Women in the Arts<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez, Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: mid 20th century C.E.<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Blackware ceramic, 11 1/8" x 13"</p>
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Frontispiece of the Codex Medoza

Designation: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, England

Artist/Culture: Viceroyalty of New Spain

Date of Creation: c. 1541- 1542 C.E.

Materials: Pigment on paper, 12 3/8" x 8 7/16"

<p><b>Designation</b>: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, England<br><br><b>Artist/Culture</b>: Viceroyalty of New Spain<br><br><b>Date of Creation</b>: c. 1541- 1542 C.E.<br><br><b>Materials</b>: Pigment on paper, 12 3/8" x 8 7/16"</p>