Making Sense of the Pre-Columbian
This gallery addresses how early modern societies in both the Americas and Europe responded to America's indigenous past and created its history.
ArchitectureEl Castillo, Chichén Itzá900-1100
Architecture
Machu Picchu
1425-1550
Machu Picchu
1425-1550
ArchitectureMachu Picchu, Wak'a1425-1550
ArchitectureNuestra Señora de los Remedi …1864
ArchitectureSan Miguel, Maní1550-1600
ArchitectureSanto Domingo, Yanhuitlan1550-1600
ArchitectureSanto Domingo, Yanhuitlan, d …1550-1600
ArchitectureSaqsawamán, Cuzco1450-1525
Books/ManuscriptsCivitates orbis terrarum, Ma …Hogenberg, Franz, Braun, Geo …1576
Books/ManuscriptsCivitates orbis terrarum, Ma …Hogenberg, Franz, Braun, Geo …1576
Books/ManuscriptsCoatlicue, Historical and Ch …León y Gama, Antonio de1792
Books/ManuscriptsCodex Coyoacan, Scene of Chichimeca1650-1700
Books/ManuscriptsFlorentine Codex, Feather-wo …Sahagún, Bernardino de1570-1585
Books/ManuscriptsCodex Huejotzingo, Tribute List 1531-1532
Books/ManuscriptsCodex Ixtlilxochitl, Nezahuapilli1580-1584
Books/ManuscriptsCodex Ixtlilxochitl, Aztec Noble1580-1584
Books/ManuscriptsCodex Ixtlilxochitl, Nezahualcoyotl 1580-1584
Books/ManuscriptsCodex Mendoza, Foundation of Tenochtitlan 1535-1550
Books/ManuscriptsDescription of the City and Province of Tlaxcala, Burning of “idols"Muñoz Camargo, Diego1581-1584
Books/ManuscriptsNew Chronicle and Good Gover …Guaman Poma de Ayala, Felipe1612-1615
Books/ManuscriptsGeneral History of the Deeds …Herrera y Tordesillas, Anton …1601-1615
Books/ManuscriptsGeneral History of the Deeds …Herrera y Tordesillas, Anton …1601-1615
Books/ManuscriptsHistoria general del Piru, T …Murúa, Martín de1611-1613
Books/ManuscriptsHistoria general del Piru, T …Murúa, Martín de1611-1613
Books/ManuscriptsHistoria Tolteca Chichimeca, …1545-1565
Books/ManuscriptsKorikanchaSanta Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui …1625-1635
Books/ManuscriptsLienzo de Tlaxcala, Cortés g …1545-1555
Books/ManuscriptsMap of Tenochtitlan and the …1524
Books/ManuscriptsWunderkammer, Musaeum Septal …Terzago, Paolo Maria1664
Books/ManuscriptsSpanish Tyrannies and Cruelt …Bry, Theodor de1598
Books/ManuscriptsNew Chronicle and Good Gover …Guaman Poma de Ayala, Felipe1612-1615
Books/ManuscriptsRoyal Botanical Expedition o …Mutis, José Celestino, Corte …1783
Books/ManuscriptsTheatrum orbis terrarum, siv …Blaeu, Willem Janszoon1635
Books/ManuscriptsTrachtenbuch, Aztec JugglerWeiditz, Christoph1529
Books/ManuscriptsVoyage of Humboldt and Bonpl …Humboldt, Alexander von, Thi …1810
Ceramics/VesselsKero with Inka village and p …1550-1600
Ceramics/VesselsTaíno Bowl1475-1525
Ceramics/VesselsTaíno Bowl1475-1525
Ceramics/VesselsZuni Pot1680-1700
FurnitureBiombo, Scene of Mexico City1675-1700
FurnitureBiombo, Conquest of Tenochti …1675-1700
PaintingsNarbona Expedition, Pictogra …Huey, George H. H.19th century
PaintingsCorpus Christi Procession, P …1680
PaintingsPortrait, Don Marcos Chiquat …1740-1745
Performances"Aztec" Dancers2002
SculpturesAztec Serpent Head, Palacio …1500-1520
SculpturesAtrio Cross, Acolman1550-1575
SculpturesAtrio Cross, Acolman, detail1550-1575
SculpturesAtrio Cross, Tepeyac1545-1555
SculpturesAtrio Cross, Tepeyac, Detail1545-1555
SculpturesDecorative Sculpture with Ol …Groff, Guillielmus de1720
TextilesFeathered Shield with Coyote1515-1525
TextilesFeathered Shield with Coyote, front view1515-1525
TextilesKhipu1475-1625
TextilesKhipu1475-1625
TextilesBishop's miter with infulae1540-1575
TextilesUnku with Heraldry, front view1600-1700
TextilesUnku with Heraldry, back view1600-1700
Textiles
Unku with Heraldry Lions and the name "Diego Dias," front view
1600-1700
Textiles
Unku with Heraldry Lions and the name "Diego Dias," back view
1600-1700
Books/ManuscriptsDance of Indians at Mission …Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhel …1806
