Emory University Michael C. Carlos Museum

On Wednesday, September 23rd, I visited the campus of Emory University in Atlanta the Michael C. Carlos Museum.  The museum houses artifacts from antiquity to the present.  I especially enjoyed the exhibit on native American art from South, Central and North America.

Here are my photos of my favorites:

1.  Female Effigy with Whale Shark Animal-Self, South America, Central Andes, Central Coast, Chancay, 1200-1450 AD. Ceramic; 2.  Secondary Burial Urn with Female Shaman Lid, S. American Northern Andes, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River, 100-1550 AD. Ceramic; 3.  Secondary Burial Urn as Pregnant Female, S. America, Northern Andes, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River, 1000-1550 A.D., Ceramic; 4.  Gold Labret (Lip Plug), 1000-1500 AD, God-copper alloy; 5.  Gold Ear Rod, Gold-copper alloy, wood.  

Ceramics from South America, Central Andes, North Coast, 1-400 AD.

Shamanic ceramic art from South America, Central Andes, South Coast, 1-650 AD.

Ceramics from South America, Central Andes, North Coast, 1-650 AD.

Colombian Shamanic Effigy Figures, South America, Northern Andes, Colombia, Middle Cauca region, 1200-1400 AD.

"Kuna Mola," late 20th century, northern Panama.  Missionaries introduced machine-made cloth, which was sometimes pattered, and steel scissors to cut it.  They passed on the idea of quilting and other women's handwork from the Euro-american tradition.

Female Shaman Effigy, Central America, Greater Nicoya, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, 500 BC-300 AD, (left) and 800-1350 AD (right), ceramic.

Tawny Jaguar-Shaman Effigy Tripod Vessel, Central America, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, 1000-1350 AD, ceramic.

Head of a Coquero (Male Coca Chewer), South American, Northern Andes, Colombia/Ecuador, 300 BC-200 AD, ceramic.

Incense Burner with Seated Figure, Mesoamerica, Highland Guatemala, Maya/Teotihuacan, 200-550 AD, Ceramic.

Tripod Vessel with Applique Toads, Central America, Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, 1-500 AD, ceramic.

Early Mesoamerican Art, Guatemala, El Salvador, Maya, West Mexico, Central Mexico, 1500 BC to 200 AD, Ceramics

"Hacha (Ballcourt Marker), Mexoamerican Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic, 600-900 AD, fine-grained granite.

Art of the Ani'yunwi'ya (Cherokee), Southern Appalachian Mountains.

"Squash Blossom" Necklace, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, Silver and turquoise.