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ANCIENT AMERICAN

Collection Info
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Ancient American objects in the collection are primarily from Mesoamerica, Central America and the Central Andes. There is a strong collection of West Mexican ceramic figures from Nayarit, Colima and Jalisco areas. Other Mesoamerican works include a small Olmec head, Mayan ceramic vessels and jade adornments, and a small collection of Maya stucco portrait heads. The Harn also has a small collection of Toltec and Zapotec ceramics and two Aztec stone feathered serpents. Central American objects, mainly from Costa Rica, include a collection of ceramic vessels, whistles, grinding stones and jade adornments.

The Andean collection includes objects from Moche, Chavin and Chimu cultures of the North Coastal area, and Inca and Nazca from the Southern Coast. Most notable among these are polychrome ceramics and textiles. The museum also has a collection of Taino stone, ceramic and coral sculpture from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

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Maya culture
550-830
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Maya culture
700-830
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Nicaragua, Rivas Department, Chorotega
1200-1350
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Veracruz, Remojadas region, Totonac
150-450
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Chupícuaro culture, Mexico, Guanajuanto
300-100 BCE
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Dominican Republic, Taino
n.d.
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Colombia, Lower Magdalena River, Moskito
c. 1200-1500
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Quechua Culture
c.1500-1900
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Costa Rica, Central Highlands
Period VI (Late Period, 1000-1522)
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Nazca culture
300–500 CE