Tolita-Tumaco artist(s) – Seated elder – Tolita-Tumaco – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/314299
head reveals cranial modification during childhood, a cultural practice that could have
head reveals cranial modification during childhood, a cultural practice that could have
This Costume Institute exhibition presents an extensive exploration of man’s ongoing obsession with animalism as expressed through clothing.
the exhibition examines how the physical and sexual characteristics of animals have
Relatively few of the works created by the celebrated artist have been unequivocally
Two Zoomorphic Bottles (69.153 and 1999.145)Like the blue bottle decorated with applied threads of blue glass (X.21.210), the playful utilitarian objects 69.153 and 1999
Catalogue by Donald B. Harden and others. Milan, 1987.
x 0.6 cm) Classification: Bone/Ivory-Ornaments Credit Line: Gift of Margaret B.
Continuing archaeological excavations and study of ballgame-related objects promise to shine new light on this topic, as well as on other aspects of the ballgame, a long-lived and deeply meaningful Mesoamerican tradition.
More than 1,500 ballcourts have been discovered in Mesoamerica.
When shaken, the beads of the menat necklace would have made a sound intended to
21 x 7.6 cm) Classification: Ceramics-Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Margaret B.
57.2 x 27.9 cm) Classification: Ceramics-Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Margaret B.
This roundel is a rare and splendid example of early fifteenth-century Franco-Flemish embroidery. The detailed pictorial design and luminous palette, created by colored silk and metallic threads, highlight the sophistication of this medium, which was so highly prized during this period
series of embroideries, if not originally intended for a liturgical garment, may have