From the early 1400s until the 1530s AD, the Inka ruled one of the world’s most extensive empires, Tawantinsuyu, the “Land of the Four Corners.” At its maximal extent, Inka territories extended some 2500 miles north-south along... read more
With more than two million objects in the Maxwell Museum collections, there a lot of stories to tell. Learn more about some of them here.
Khipu detail. MMA 2000.6.1
Posted on: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 7:00am
From the early 1400s until the 1530s AD, the Inka ruled one of the world’s most extensive empires, Tawantinsuyu, the “Land of the Four Corners.” At its maximal extent, Inka territories extended some 2500 miles north-south along... read more
Coushatta turkey basket (MMA 76.33.2)
Posted on: Monday, November 23, 2020 - 5:45am
This turkey-shaped container is made of coiled pine needles, raffia, and pine cone. Made by an unknown artist of the Coushatta people of the Southeastern United States, the pine needles are bundled together and coiled to form the overall shape.... read more
Object Monday: Kʾúutìimʾé (Cochiti) Storyteller
Posted on: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 6:00am
This storyteller figurine by Dorothy Trujillo (1932-1999) shows a seated male figure wearing a squash blossom necklace and holding five children in his arms. One of the children is holding a ball. The adult figure has closed eyes and an open... read more
Cuneiform tablet from the reign of Rim-Sin I of Larsa. 67.134.2
Posted on: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 9:45am
One of the hallmarks of the state – ancient or modern – is bureaucracy. State administrators keep records of land, economic production, people, expenditures, and taxes. In ancient Mesopotamia, writing systems are believed to... read more
Picuris Pueblo Micaceous Bowl
Posted on: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 8:15am
This small ceramic bowl was created by Picuris Pueblo potter Anthony Durand in 1976. The bowl has a golden shine to it due to the mica found in clay deposits in Northern New Mexico... read more
A polychrome olla by mother and son potters Josephine and Randy Nahohai of Zuni Pueblo, ca. 1986.
Posted on: Monday, October 12, 2020 - 12:00pm
By: Lauren Fuka
Catalog #: 87.48.20Culture: A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo, Zuñi)Artist: Josephine Nahohai and Randy NahohaiOrigin: Zuni Pueblo, New MexicoDate: ca. 1986Collection: Ethnology
This polychrome jar was made by Zuni potter... read more