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Storytelling in Amerindian Art

nichsara
April 16, 2013

Storytelling in Amerindian Art

nichsara

April 16, 2013
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  1. Storytelling  in  Amerindian  Art   Reading:   Ar,orms,  310-­‐323  

      Range:   16,000  BCE-­‐Present   Mayan,  Aztec,  Navajo,  Tlingit,   Mandan     Terms/Concepts:   Chacmool,  codex,  Mexica,   Sacrifice,  sandpainBng,  totem   pole,  memorial  pole,  hohzo,   ledger  drawings,     Key  Monuments     The  Twins  Meet  the  Gods  of   Xibabla  (The  Underworld),   Cylindrical  Vase,  c.  593-­‐830  CE.     The  FoundaBon  of   TenochBtlan,  Mendoza  Codex   (Front  Piece),  1548     Hosteen  Klah,  Whirling  Logs,   weaving,  1925.     William  Ukas  (Original),  Raven   Totem  of  Chief  Shakes,  Tlingit,   Wrangell,  Alaska,  1896.       Mato  Tope,  Bison  Robe  with   the  Exploits  (Coups)  of  Mato   Tope,  1835.  
  2. Reminders!   •  Quiz  5  is  due  Thursday  April  25th.

      •  AbstracBon  ReacBon  is  due  Thursday  May  2nd.   •  Responses  are  due  Thursday  May  9th.   •  The  Final  Exam  is  on  Thursday  May  16th   12:30-­‐2:30  in  Starz  12.   •  Study  guides  will  be  released  Thursday  April   25th.  
  3. Overview  of  Cultures:     South/Central  America/Mexico   •  Olmec

         1500  BCE  –  200  CE   •  TeoBhuacan    200  BCE  –  650  CE   •  Maya      400  BCE  –  1521  CE   •  Moche      100  CE  –  700  CE   •  Nazca      0  CE  -­‐  700  CE     •  Inca      1000  CE  –  c.  1532  CE   •  Aztec      c.  1100  CE  –  1525  CE  
  4. Chacmool,  Chichen  Itza,  c.  9th-­‐12th  centuries  CE   Temple  of

     Kulkulkan  (“The  Castle”),  Chichen  Itza,  c.   9th-­‐12th  centuries  CE.  
  5. The  Mayan  Codex   Facsimile  of  the  Dresden  Codex,  c.

     900-­‐1400   The  Dresden  Codex,  Open,  Post-­‐Classic  Mayan,  c.  900-­‐1400  CE   The  Mayan  Codex  (pl.  codices)  are   ojen  long  manuscripts  folded  and   stored  in  a  wooden  box.  
  6. The  Twins  Meet  the  Gods  of   Xibabla  (The  Underworld),

      Cylindrical  Vase,  c.  593-­‐830   CE.  
  7. The  Twins  Sacrifice  and  Resurrect   People  in  front  of

     the  Gods,  The   Princeton  Vase,  8th  Century  CE.  
  8. The  Final  Defeat  of  the   Lords  of  Xibalba  by

     the   Hero  Twins,  Cylindrical   Vessel,  c.  593-­‐830  CE.  
  9. Overview  of  Cultures:   North  America  (US  and  Canada)  

    Pre-­‐Contact/Contact   •  Woodlands      100  BCE  –  550  CE   •  Mississippian      700  CE  –  1550  CE   •  Chaco  Canyon      200  CE  –  1250  CE   Post-­‐Contact   •  Plains        1700  CE  –  1870  CE   •  Navajo        1100  CE  –  Present   •  Northwest      1500  BCE—Present  
  10. Hosteen  Klah,   Whirling  Logs,   weaving,  1925.   Talking

     God,  the  Teacher   Calling  God,  FerBlity/Farming   Seed  Gatherer   Seed  Bearer  
  11. William  Ukas  (Original),  Raven  Totem  of  Chief  Shakes,  Tlingit,  

    Wrangell,  Alaska,  1896.     “This  winter  there  has  been  a  very  special   feeling  of  suspense  and  expectancy  in  view  of   the  great  feast  and  intertribal  dance  for  which   Chief  Shakes  has  been  preparing  for  a  year  or   two.    To  dignify  a  living  son,  and  commemorate   one  dead,  there  has  been  a  new  totem  pole   carved.”    -­‐-­‐Dr.  Thwing,  1896  
  12. Mato  Tope,  Detail:  Hand  to  Hand  Combat,  Bison  Robe  with

      the  Exploits  (Coups)  of  Mato  Tope,  1835.