Kuntz
AP Art History
AP
INDIGENOUS AMERICAS
(1000 B.C.E - 1980 C.E.)
153. Chavín de Huántar. Northern highlands, Peru. Chavín. 900–200 B.C.E. Stone (architectural complex)
153. Chavín de Huántar. Northern highlands, Peru. Chavín. 900–200 B.C.E., granite (Lanzón and sculpture)
153. Chavín de Huántar. Northern highlands, Peru. Chavín. 900–200 B.C.E. Lanzón Stela, Chavín de Huántar, Peru. Chavín culture, c. 900 B.C.E. Granite, height 15’.
153. Chavín de Huántar. Northern highlands, Peru. Chavín. 900–200 B.C.E. -Nose ornament. Cut and hammered gold, overall height 1 ¼” x width 3 ¾”. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio.
155. Yaxchilán. Chiapas, Mexico. Maya. 725 C.E. Limestone (architectural complex). -Lintel 25, Structure 23, Lady Xoc, ca. 725 C.E. Limestone, 3’7” x 2’ 6 ½”. British Museum, London, England
155. Yaxchilán. Chiapas, Mexico. Maya. 725 C.E. Limestone (architectural complex). -Lintel 25, Structure 23, Lady Xoc, ca. 725 C.E. Limestone, 3’7” x 2’ 6 ½”. British Museum, London, England
155. Yaxchilán. Chiapas, Mexico. Maya. 725 C.E. Limestone (architectural complex). -Lintel 25, Structure 23, Lady Xoc, ca. 725 C.E. Limestone, 3’7” x 2’ 6 ½”. British Museum, London, England
CONTENT: What do you see?
FORM: The details (what you see more exactly). How the artist delivers the content.
CONTEXT: Everything NOT observable.
FUNCTION: The intended purpose of the work.
Assignments:
READINGS: TBD
SNAPSHOT SHEET:
Indigenous Americas
Unit Sheet:
APAH 250 Images:
(From earlier Prehistoric unit):
3. Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
10. Tlatilco female figurine
Chavin:
153. Chavin de Huantar
- Lanzon Stela
- relief sculpture
- nose ornament
Mayan:
155. Yaxchilan
- Lintel 25, Structure 23
- Structure 33
Teotihaucan - City of Teotihaucan
- Pyramid of the Sun
- Pyramid of the Moon
- Temple of the Feathered Serpent
Aztec:
157. Templo Mayor (main temple)
- The Coyolxauhqui Stone
- Calendar Stone
- Olmec-style mask
158. Motecuhzoma II - Ruler's feather
headdress
Inka:
159. City of Cusco plan
- curved Inka wall
- walls at Saqsa Waman
160. Maize cob
161. City of Machu Picchu
- observatory
- Intihuatana Stone
162. All-T'oqapu tunic
North America:
Southwest:
154. Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
166. Black-on-black ceramic vessel
Eastern Woodlands:
156. Great Serpent Mound
163. Bandolier Bag
Plains:
165. Painted Elk Hide
Northwest Coastal:
164. Transformation Mask
Indigenous Americas
Unit Sheet:
North American Cultural Regions
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Major Civilizations
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Olmec (1200-400 BCE) Mexico
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Teotihuacan (1 BCE- 800 CE) Near Mexico City
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Mayan (300-900 CE)Belize, Gautemala, Honduras, Yucatan
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Nazca (200-600 CE) Coastal Peru
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Moche (1-700 CE) Coastal Peru
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Anasazi (550-1400 CE) American Southwest
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Mississippian (800-1500 CE) Eastern United States
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Aztecs (1400-1521) Central Mexico
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Inca (1400-1521) Peru (no writing but a kept a record system, khipu)
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NW Coast Native American (18th c- present) Pacific NW
