MMFA - Native Arts Photos

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts hosts collections of native arts of the Americas, including special collections of Canada.

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Collection of Northwest Coast native art at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Collection of Northwest Coast native art at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Tsimshian or Gitxsan culture soul catcher from British Columbia at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Tsimshian culture raven rattle from British Columbia at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Collection of Northwest Coast native art at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Collection of Northwest Coast native art at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Tsimshian or Gitxsan culture soul catcher (early 19th C) from British Columbia at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Tsimshian culture raven rattle (c1870) from British Columbia at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Tsimshian culture frontlet mask from British Columbia at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Haida argillite platter from Haida Gwaii at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Kaigani Haida or Tlingit crest dance helmet with raven on fish from Alaska at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Northwest coast Tlingit ladle from Alaska plus other carved spoons at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Tsimshian culture frontlet mask (Amhalayt) (c1880) from British Columbia at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Haida argillite platter (c1890) from Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Kaigani Haida or Tlingit crest dance helmet with raven on fish (late 19thC) from Alaska at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Northwest coast Tlingit ladle (c1870) from Alaska plus other carved spoons at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Inuit stone carvings at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Inuit carved walrus tusk with hunting scene by Levi Nunngaq of Resolute Bay at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Inuit carved ivory & steatite hunter pulling seal from ice breathing hole at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Inuit carved steatite snowy owl by Markusi Qalingu Angutiqirq from Puvirnituq, Nunavik at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Inuit stone carvings at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Inuit carved walrus tusk with hunting scene (c1949) by Levi Nunngaq of Resolute Bay at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Inuit carved ivory & steatite hunter pulling seal from ice breathing hole (1950s) at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Inuit carved steatite snowy owl (1950) by Markusi Qalingu Angutiqirq from Puvirnituq, Nunavik at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Painted terracotta standing female figure from Tlatilco, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Chupícuaro terracotta black polychrome standing female figure from Guanajuato, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Polychrome painted terracotta standing warrior from Jalisco, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Terracotta seated old man from Veracruz, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Painted terracotta standing female figure (c1200-900 BCE) from Tlatilco, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Chupícuaro terracotta black polychrome standing female figure (c400-100 BCE) from Guanajuato, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Polychrome painted terracotta standing warrior (200-600) from Jalisco, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Terracotta seated old man (600-900) from Veracruz, Mexico at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Mayan classic ceramic vessels from Yucatan Peninsula at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Nicoya-Guanacaste culture ceramic standing female figure from Costa Rica at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Nicoya-Guanacaste culture ceramic tripod zoomorphic vessel from Costa Rica at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Gold disk with masks in relief from Central America at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Mayan classic ceramic vessels (200-900) from Yucatan Peninsula at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Nicoya-Guanacaste culture ceramic standing female figure (1000-1200) from Costa Rica at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Nicoya-Guanacaste culture ceramic tripod zoomorphic vessel (1200-1400) from Costa Rica at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Gold disk with masks in relief (500-1550) from Central America at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Paracas ceramic fox mask from South Coast, Peru at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Mochica culture terracotta stirrup vessels in forms of frog & duck from North Coast of Peru at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.

Paracas ceramic fox mask (100-50 BCE) from South Coast, Peru at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Mochica culture terracotta stirrup vessels in forms of frog & duck (450-700) from North Coast of Peru at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.

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