OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS COLLECTION

 

I.  Textiles

            A.  Arpillera, Peruvian paisaje (landscape), “Cosecha” (harvest)

            B.  Blouse with mola, Guatemala

            C.  Decorative sash, Guatemala

            D.  Embroidery on cotton/linen with religious symbols & animals

            E.  Mola, quilted square in red, orange, yellow

            F.  Mola in plexiglass frame

            G.  Mola with parrot in red frame

II.  Artwork & Artifacts

            A.  2 animal/floral paintings, tempera, Mexico

            B.  Obsidian arrowhead, Mexico

            C.  Jaina pottery, woman with turquoise, Mexico

            D.  Mayan vase fragment, Guatemala

            E.  Mayan figure, toy whistle, terracotta, Ulva Valley, Honduras

            F.  Larger Mayan figure, whistle, terracotta, Ulva Valley, Honduras

            G.  Stands for propping up artwork

III.  Written Materials

            A.  Red plastic folder of information sheets

            B.  “Our Southern Neighbors” green frame

            C.  Laminated identification cards

            D.  Blue folder with inventory sheets

In Storage:

I.  Textiles

            A. Cuna Indian Appliquéd Molas, Panama, framed

                        1.  Rooster

                        2.  Birds

                        3.  The Smile

                        4.  Turtles

            B.  Tzut ceremonial headdress, framed

            C.  Felt squares for demonstrating how molas are made

II.  Artwork and Posters

            A.  Diego Rivera

                        1.  Flower Vendor, framed

                        2.  4 mural panels on history of Mexico

            B.  Frida Kahlo Posterbook

            C.  Jose Orozco, Zapatistas, framed

            D.  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mujeres del Mezquital poster

            E.  Chichen-Itza, framed colored poster

            F.  “Dancers”, close-up of relief, ruins of Monte Albán, Oaxaca, framed, black and white

            G.  Mayan warrior stand-up figure

            H.  Various posters for presentations on food, numerical system, music, rainforests, in black portfolio

III.  Library

            A.  Heirs of the Ancient Maya, A Portrait of the Lacandón Indians, Christine Price & Gertrude Duby Blom

            B.  “Lost Kingdoms of the Maya”, National Geographic video

            C.  The Maya World, Elizabeth P. Benson

            D.  Mysteries of the Ancient Americas, Readers’ Digest

            E.  The Mysterious Maya, George E. Stuart and Gene S. Stuart, National Geographic Society

            F.  Various National Geographic Magazines with articles on native Latin American peoples

IV.  File boxes

            Files are available with additional information on the Maya, Aztec, Latin American textiles, rainforests, and Mexican revolutionary artists