Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York City.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, current owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities in art.

Indians in art.

Postcards.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Production:

[date of publication not identified]

Contents:

Ancient carved and painted mirror from Peru. Heye Museum, N.Y.

Jivaro Indian in dance regalia. Heye Museum, N.Y.

Deerskin coat decorated in painted and rubbed designs; rear view

Decorated double-mouthed bottles of the prehistoric Nasca Culture of Peru. Heye Museum, N.Y.

A priestly function from an Aztec Code

Feather head-dress worn by the Caraja Indians of Rio Araguaya States of Matto Grosso and Goyaz, Brazil

Earthenware incense burner from British Honduras

Sculptured alabaster vase from Honduras

Prehistoric pottery vessel from an excavation in San Salvador, Republic of El Salvador

Shirt woven of mountain-goat wool, used in ceremony by the Chilkat Indians of Alaska; the design represents a squatting bear

Prehistoric effigy vase from Nicoya, Costa Rica

Jars from the prehistoric ruins of Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

Ceremonial mask of carved and painted wood, Auk division of the Tlingit of Southern Alaska

Jade chisels from Alaska

Design taken from an Arapaho packing case or parfleche

Head-dress, wands, and whistles used in ceremony by the Hupa Indians of California

A small plaza of Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, during the performance of a rain dance; from a model by William C. Orchard

Effigy vessels from Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Notes:

Collection no.: MAI.

Online resource.

OCLC:

1090121488

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.