Indigenous Graphic Art of The Americas
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Art and religion are integral to all Native American indigenous peoples that come from many cultural groups and more than 500 tribal nations. They create designs that have been described as bold and imaginative graphic designs in both ceremonial and utilitarian objects. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts
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The Nazca natives of Peru are best known for their polychrome pottery, with colorful graphic designs.
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Notched stone palette from Mississippi region, with incised rattlesnakes.
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A Maya vase of the codex style, representing a lord of the underworld stripped of his clothes and headgear by the young Maize divinity, assisted by a midget and a hunchback. Terracotta, northern Petén (Guatemala), 7th-10th century.
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