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Encounters in the Americas

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Encounters explores the native cultures of Latin America before and after 1492, when the first voyage of Christopher Columbus initiated dramatic worldwide changes.

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Black-on-orange pottery dish
81-28-20/24663 Black-on-orange pottery dish
Dish
Calpan
Red-on-orange pottery tripod dish
32-61-20/C13739 Red-on-orange pottery tripod dish
Dish
Toluca
Polychrome dish, tripod, decorated with long legged water birds, glyphs. Pot 1
11-6-20/C5666 Polychrome dish, tripod, decorated with long legged water birds, glyphs. Pot 1
Dish
Holmul
Stone blade
35-116-20/4278.1 Stone blade
Lanceolate Projectile Point
Tayasal
"Uaxactun : Structure B-XIII, Room 7"
50-1-20/22982 "Uaxactun : Structure B-XIII, Room 7"
Painting
Uaxactun
Media Restricted
992-23-20/27265 Mask, Danza de Los Moros y Cristianos
Mask
Tlaxcala
Stone earth monster yoke
28-1-20/C10436 Stone earth monster yoke
Yoke
Veracruz
Feather bands for legs or arms
83-14-30/30181 Feather bands for legs or arms
Adornment
Brazil
Feather necklace, pendant, bandolier
83-14-30/30177 Feather necklace, pendant, bandolier
Pendant
Brazil
Feather necklace, pendant, bandolier
83-14-30/30178 Feather necklace, pendant, bandolier
Pendant
Brazil
Feather belt (girdle)
83-14-30/30179 Feather belt (girdle)
Belt
Brazil
Shimari, decorated manioc grater board
10-58-30/82753 Shimari, decorated manioc grater board
Food processing
Guyana
British Guiana
Feather dance headdress
11-43-30/82937 Feather dance headdress
Headdress
Guyana
British Guiana
Peccary teeth double scraper decorated with red and white feathers
13-16-30/85380 Peccary teeth double scraper decorated with red and white feathers
Chisel
Guyana
British Guiana
Orowoko diadem feather headdress
10-58-30/82827 Orowoko diadem feather headdress
Headdress
British Guiana
Guyana
Frame for feather headdress
11-43-30/82943 Frame for feather headdress
Headdress
Guyana
British Guiana
Stone face with tenon
37-4-20/4892 Stone face with tenon
Hacha
Veracruz
Figurine, woman holding smaller figure
79-32-20/18794 Figurine, woman holding smaller figure
Figurine
Mexico
Stone, tenon type
28-1-20/C10414 Stone, tenon type
Hacha
Oaxaca
Jaguar bone whistle
17-59-30/F22.1 Jaguar bone whistle
Unclassified
Brazil
Jaguar bone pendant, whistle
17-59-30/F23.1 Jaguar bone pendant, whistle
Pendant
Brazil
Calabash rattles
17-59-30/F19 Calabash rattles
Percussion
Brazil
Hacha, groundstone ballgame sculpture, possibly depicting a monkey
28-1-20/C10415 Hacha, groundstone ballgame sculpture, possibly depicting a monkey
Hacha
Oaxaca
Model of Siusi (Arawak) communal house, Rio Aiari, Brazil
19-48-30/F251 Model of Siusi (Arawak) communal house, Rio Aiari, Brazil
Amazonas
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