#centralamericanart — Public Fediverse posts

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Effigy Ceremonial Metate
Costa Rica, Pacific Watershed, c.300-700
Volcanic stone
On display at New Orleans Museum of Art (81.338)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Effigy Ceremonial Metate
Costa Rica, Pacific Watershed, c.300-700
Volcanic stone
On display at New Orleans Museum of Art (81.338)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Metate
Las Mercedes, Costa Rica, c.1000-1400
Volcanic stone (andesite)
On display at Brooklyn Museum (34.5088)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Metate
Las Mercedes, Costa Rica, c.1000-1400
Volcanic stone (andesite)
On display at Brooklyn Museum (34.5088)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt