Metropolitan Museum of Art - Native American Collection Photos

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Native American collection places emphasis on works from Mexico, Central & South America.

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Hammered gold funerary mask from Llama culture, Colombia at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Hammered gold arm ornament from Yotoco culture, Colombia at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Cast gold frog pendants of Parita culture, Panama at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Cast gold masked figure pendant of Veraguas culture, Panama at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Hammered gold funerary mask from Llama (Calima) culture, Colombia (5th-1stC BCE) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Hammered gold arm ornament from Yotoco (Calima) culture, Colombia (1st-7thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Cast gold frog pendants of Parita culture, Panama (12th-16thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Cast gold masked figure pendant of Veraguas culture, Panama (12th-16thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Cast gold deer-head figure pendant of Chiriquí culture, Costa Rica at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Moche gold & inlaid earflares, Peru at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Lambayeque gold beaker of figure with shell from Peru at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Lambayeque hammered gold funerary mask from Peru at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Cast gold deer-head figure pendant of Chiriquí culture, Costa Rica (11th-16thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Moche gold & inlaid earflares, Peru (3rd-7thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Lambayeque gold beaker of figure with shell (9th-11thC) from Peru at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Lambayeque hammered gold funerary mask (9th-11thC) from Peru at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Ceramic bird-headed figure whistle of Veracruz, Mexico at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Ceramic vulture bowl of Isla de Sacrificios, Mexico at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Ceramic vulture vessel of Aztec, Mexico at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Ceramic bird-headed figure whistle of Veracruz, Mexico (8th-9thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Ceramic vulture bowl of Isla de Sacrificios, Mexico (13th-15thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Ceramic vulture vessel of Aztec, Mexico (14th-16thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
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