Indigenous Art of the Americas

MAG’s collection of historical Indigenous arts of the Americas includes examples from across the Western Hemisphere, dating from 400 BCE to the twentieth century.

Highlights

A stone metate.
Ceremonial Grinding Stone (Flying-Panel Metate), 1200–1550 CE
Central Highlands or Atlantic Watershed artist
An incense burner shaped like the Ñudzavui deity Toho Ita.
Xantil (Censor), 1300–1500
Ñudzavui (Mixtec)
A jar decorated with a cream slip based and dark black geometric patterns.
Jar (Olla)
Santo Domingo Pueblo artist
Open twined basket.
Clam Basket
Native American artist
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