Storytelling in Amerindian Art

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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.  
   

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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.  
   

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3. Amerindian  
   American  
   Indian  
   Amerindian  
   =  
   +  
   

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4. Art  of  the  Americas  
   

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6. 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  
   

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8. Temple  of  Pakal  the  Great,  Palenque,  c.  100  BCE-­‐700  
   CE.  
   

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9. Chacmool,  Chichen  Itza,  c.  9th-­‐12th  centuries  CE  
   Temple  of  Kulkulkan  (“The  Castle”),  Chichen  Itza,  c.  
   9th-­‐12th  centuries  CE.  
   

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10. Pictograph  =  RepresentaBonal  
    Phonogram  =  Sound  
    Mayan  Hieroglyphs  
    

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11. 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.  
    

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12. The  Twins  Meet  the  Gods  of  
    Xibabla  (The  Underworld),  
    Cylindrical  Vase,  c.  593-­‐830  
    CE.  
    

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13. The  Twins  Sacrifice  and  Resurrect  
    People  in  front  of  the  Gods,  The  
    Princeton  Vase,  8th  Century  CE.  
    

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14. The  Final  Defeat  of  the  
    Lords  of  Xibalba  by  the  
    Hero  Twins,  Cylindrical  
    Vessel,  c.  593-­‐830  CE.  
    

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16. TenochBtlan  
    

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17. The  FoundaBon  of  
    TenochBtlan,  Mendoza  
    Codex  (Front  Piece),  1548.  
    

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18. Ritual  Precinct  of  TenochBtlan,  Hernando  Cortes`  map  of  the  
    city,  1524    
    

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19. Coatlique  and  
    Huitzilopochtli,  FlorenBne  
    Codex,  1580  
    

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20. Stone  of  Coyolxauhqui,  Templo  Mayor,  
    TenochBtlan,  1469  
    

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21. Stone  of  Coyolxauhqui,  Templo  Mayor,  
    TenochBtlan,  1469  
    

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24. 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  
    

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27. Navajo  NaBon  
    

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28. Constructing a sandpainting for the Red Antway Chant
    

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29. Hosteen  Klah,  Weaving  a  
    SandpainBng  for  
    Tourists,  1950s  
    

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30. Hosteen  Klah,  
    Whirling  Logs,  
    weaving,  1925.   Talking  God,  the  Teacher  
    Calling  God,  FerBlity/Farming  
    Seed  Gatherer  
    Seed  Bearer  
    

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31. Whirling  Logs  
    sandpainBng,  
    Navajo,  20th  
    Century  
    

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33. NaBons  of  the  Northwest  
    

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34. 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  
    

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35. Raven  at  the  Head  of  the  Nass  
    Box  that  holds  the  Sun  
    

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36. Raven  with  Sun  Halo  
    

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37. Mother  of  Raven  
    

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38. Woman  Who  Holds  Up  the  Earth                  
    

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41. Karl  Bodmer,  Portrait  
    of  Mato  Tope,  1834.  
    

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42. Mato  Tope,  Bison  Robe  with  the  Exploits  (Coups)  of  Mato  
    Tope,  1835.  
    

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43. Mato  Tope,  Detail:  Hand  to  Hand  Combat,  Bison  Robe  with  
    the  Exploits  (Coups)  of  Mato  Tope,  1835.  
    

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44. Mato  Tope,  Ledger  Drawing  Showing  Mato  Tope  bamling  a  
    Cheyenne,  1833-­‐1834.  
    

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