Both artifacts from the Cupisnique and Moche are in the form of a stirrup spout vessel, which was a very common vessel shape among Pre-Columbian cultures of South America. The main form of the two artifacts are also very similar given that both only portray the facials structure of the human body. And aside from being made out of the same medium of ceramic, the two artifacts are also known for having some ceremonial function. The Cupisnique portrays a spiritual transformation, while the Moche created pieces meant primarily for the
In True Legend by Mike Lupica, Drew Robinson, basketball prodigy, helps Urban Legend Sellers find himself. Urban Legend Sellers was an amazing basketball player back in the day but at the apex of his career he annihilated his life at bars and drank away his problems then faked his death. Drew goes to a private school called Oakley. He plays basketball for Oakley and leads his team to overall success. The only thing Drew couldn’t seem to do was lead the team to a league championship.
In 2008, archaeologists spent a lot of time digging around the First Nation 's Menominee Reservation, which is located in Wisconsin. They discovered a small pot with seeds inside of it. The archaeologists did not think much of the pot at first. However, they soon discovered that the pot was 800 years-old. They also discovered that the seeds gave an insight into the spirit, culture and food of people who lived hundreds of years ago.
Eileen Kane’s insightful work, Trickster: An Anthropological Memoir, illuminates the cultural atmosphere and life of the Northern Paiute people of Yerington, Nevada, during the early 1960’s while reflecting on the many contrasts and parallels to her own upbringing in Youngstown, Ohio. Guided by her research topic, documenting the religious beliefs the Paiute people practiced after the death of Jack Wilson (Kane, p. 155), Eileen Kane depicts the acculturative effects on Paiute religion occurring at this time. For those living on the reservation, the traditional-native spirituality had already witnessed the indoctrination of Christian beliefs by missionaries and whites among many Native American groups, though conservatory attempts to maintain
The origin of the quinceanera came from the Aztecs, the Mayas, the Incas, and the Toltecs. They had to celebrations in order to shape up their teenagers into adulthood. Once the girls reached a certain age, they were separated from the
One example is an illustration drawn on a ceramic jar that depicts the Mayans partaking in the ball game ceremony (Document 1). The ball game was considered as a sport played by major Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Aztecs and the Olmecs. The losing team of this particular sport was offered as candidates for human sacrifice to the gods. This indicates the Mesoamericans’ devotion towards their religion; they even incorporated religious aspects in to their game. According to archaeologists, this ancient game was said to be played with a hard rubber ball, and the players were equipped with heavy chest and waist pads for protection (due to its dangers).
Starting in 2800 BCE the islanders began to bury their dead in “stone lined pits sealed with stone slabs known as cist graves.” Alongside drinking and eating implements were items produced by potters, now referred to as “frying pans”, due to their shape. The name comes from, “their shape spirals and circles”. The decorations on the “frying pans” were sometimes abstract renderings of ships. Frying pans may have been “palettes for mixing cosmetics or once polished, they may have been served as an early kind of mirror.”
Part of the appeal of Evangelical Christianity was the degree of personalization the Native Americans were allowed, in contrast to the strictly controlled dogma of other Christian sects. While before conversion had seemed “cultural
The pottery was made out of clay. Baskets were used for berry picking and
In our Mexican culture we celebrate el dia de los muertes or the day of the dead, in a lively and cheerful festival. Instead of mourning the loss of our loved ones we celebrate and have a day to remember how amazing those people were and how they lived their life. Probably one of the most important symbols to that festival and to our Mexican culture is the sugar skulls. Sugar skulls are handmade skulls made of mostly sugar. However, at first the skull is a blank canvas and anyone can decorate them to resemble their deceased loved ones.
In conclusion through this passage, I learned there’s something called the Nine Tripods. I never heard about this and I’m glad I read this and understood what these tripods were. As, I was reading this essay I got even more interested. Even though, it’s a myth because nobody’s seen them. I like how this is part of their history.
On a historical drawing is depicted a religious ceremony beginning outside of a Spanish mission in present-day Texas in which both Europeans
Once this was done, the piece of pottery was then put back on the wheel to be smoothed and to join the marks, and add shaping. Once this was completed, the pot was ready to be decorated. Most of the time, parts, or most of the pot would be covered in black paint. The final step came after the decorating. The piece would be placed in a kiln of 960 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Calatagan Ritual Pot is an artifact dating to prehistory. It’s considered as “earthenware”, meaning that the materials used to make the pot are organic (like clay). It has inscriptions on its shoulder (near the mouth of the pot), and is one of the only artifacts with that kind of ancient writing, which is why the National Museum considers it as a National Cultural Treasure.
They used clay not only to make pots but also to make bronze sculptures. They would start with a clay shape and put wax on the outside of the clay, then they would layer more clay on top of the wax. Next they would fire the sculpture to melt the wax and pour the bronze into the clay mold that was left over. Lastly they would break the clay and be left with the bronze statue.
