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Tag Archives: Native Americans
1869: Mount Tamalpais
William Marple: Mount Tamalpais from Napa Slough (1869) The name “Tamalpais” derives from the Coast Miwok name for the mountain, támal pájiṣ, which means “west hill.” The Coast Miwok numbered between 1,500 and 2,000 before the arrival of Europeans to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, Art, Colonialism, Landscapes, Mountains, Native Americans, Painting, Ships & Sailing, USA, William Marple
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2000: Guardian
Klatle-bhi (Kwakwaka’wakw/Squamish): The Guardian; I had to guess on the date.
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Art, Canada, Klatle-bhi, Masks, Native Americans, Religion, Sculpture
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2013: A Brief History of Architecture in Guatemala
A still from Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa’s performance piece Breve Historia de la Arquitectura en Guatemala (2013). The performers are Diego Sagastume and Jennifer De León.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Christianity, Colonialism, Guatemala, Maya, Native Americans, Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa, Performance Art
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2018: Eagle
Jim Charlie (Squamish): Eagle Panel (c. 2018)
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Tagged Animals, Art, Birds, Canada, Eagles, Jim Charlie, Native Americans, Sculpture
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1585: A Young Daughter of the Picts
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues: A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585) An engraving based on this miniature appeared in the section on Picts and ancient Britons in Thomas Hariot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Art, France, Great Britain, Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, Native Americans, Painting, Portraits, Scotland, Tattoos, Women
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1671: The Latest and Most Accurate
John Ogilby: America- Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World (1671); the book is an English translation of Arnold Montanus’s De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld. The title of this plate is “Viztlipuztli idolum Mexicanorum” —The Mexicans’ … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 17th Century, Arnold Montanus, Aztecs, Books, Colonialism, Great Britain, Huitzilopochtli, John Ogilby, Mexica, Mexico, Mexico City, Native Americans, Religion
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1970: Spirit Faces
Karoo Ashevak: Spirit Faces (Tooth Pull); the date is a guess.
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Tagged 1970's, Art, Canada, Karoo Ashevak, Native Americans, Religion
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