MOA - North American Native Art Photos

The Museum of America in Madrid hosts a collection of native objects ranging from California to Northwest Coast &anp; Inuit arts.

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Museum of America features art of native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven basket with geometric pattern from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven basket with spiral pattern from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven tray with zigzag pattern from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Museum of America (1943) features art of native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Madrid, Spain. Architect: Luis Moya Blanco & Luis Martinez Feduchi.Chumash culture woven basket with geometric pattern (19thC) from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven basket with spiral pattern (19thC) from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven tray with zigzag pattern (19thC) from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Chumash culture woven vessel with geometric pattern from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven basket with geometric pattern from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Native woven square to round transition basket with geometric pattern from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.North of Praderas culture porcupine quill decorated moccasins from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Chumash culture woven vessel with geometric pattern (19thC) from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chumash culture woven basket with geometric pattern (19thC) from California at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Native woven square to round transition basket with geometric pattern (20thC) from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.North of Praderas culture porcupine quill decorated moccasins (18thC) from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
North of Praderas culture porcupine quill decorated leather shirt from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.North of Praderas culture porcupine quill, horn & feather decorated headdress from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Leather tipi from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Nutka culture woven hat with whale hunting scene from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
North of Praderas culture porcupine quill decorated leather shirt (18thC) from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.North of Praderas culture porcupine quill, horn & feather decorated headdress (18thC) from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Leather tipi from North America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Nutka culture woven hat with whale hunting scene (18thC) from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Nutka culture woven hat with whale hunting scene from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chugach Inuit culture woven hat with face from Arctic America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Inuit culture carved wooden helmet is shape of seal head used a lure from Arctic America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Tlingit culture carved wooden seal head helmet & collar from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Nutka culture woven hat with whale hunting scene (18thC) from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Chugach Inuit culture woven hat with face (18thC) from Arctic America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Inuit culture carved wooden helmet is shape of seal head used a lure (18thC) from Arctic America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Tlingit culture carved wooden seal head helmet & collar (18thC) from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Tlingit culture carved wooden symbolic human head helmet & collar from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Inuit culture shelter replica in cutaway from Arctic America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.

Tlingit culture carved wooden symbolic human head helmet & collar (18thC) from Northwest Coast America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Inuit culture shelter replica in cutaway (18thC) from Arctic America at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.


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