Portrait of Moctezuma, half-length, turned to the right, looking at the viewer, wearing feathered crown, holding spear in his right hand, his left hand pointing to a feathered shield on the left; illustration from André Thevet's "Les vrais pourtraits … Continue reading →

Severin Fowles, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College   Comanche Rock Art from New Mexico. Photo courtesy of Severin Fowles.   Abstract:  During the eighteenth century, an extraordinary artistic tradition arose among the Indigenous equestrian societies of the Great Plains. … Continue reading →

"Castilla del Oro" and the Regional Evolution and Dissemination of Ancient Indigenous Metallurgic Iconography in the Isthmo-Colombian Area. Orlando Hernández Ying, Curatorial Associate, Hispanic Society Museum & Library Gold Eagle Pendant, 11th-16th century, Panama. Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum … Continue reading →