Tag Archives: Native Americans

1869: Mount Tamalpais

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

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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2000: Guardian

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

Klatle-bhi (Kwakwaka’wakw/Squamish): The Guardian; I had to guess on the date.

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2013: A Brief History of Architecture in Guatemala

Posted on August 14, 2018 by corvusfugit

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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2018: Eagle

Posted on May 6, 2018 by corvusfugit

Jim Charlie (Squamish): Eagle Panel (c. 2018)

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1585: A Young Daughter of the Picts

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1671: The Latest and Most Accurate

Posted on November 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1970: Spirit Faces

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Karoo Ashevak: Spirit Faces (Tooth Pull); the date is a guess.

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1865: Shirt

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Oglala Lakota (Teton Sioux) artists, South Dakota: Man’s Shirt (1865) (source)

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650 AD: Censer Lid

Posted on November 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Teotihuacan cencer lid (c. 450-650)

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1967: I Show You This Nickel

Posted on October 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Money an introductory lecture This morning we shall spend a few minutes Upon the study of symbolism, which is basic To the nature of money. I show you this nickel. Icons and cryptograms are written all over The nickel: one … Continue reading →

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