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17 Cards in this Set
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Chacmool |
Sacrificial altars in figurative form ex. "Chacmool" from Maya-Toltec Culture at Chicen Itza |
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Plumbate Ware |
Ceramics made with Toltec clay which had a high iron content and, when fired, created a molten sheen over the surface. ex. TBD |
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Cenote |
A natural phenomenon when an underground river comes up to the surface of the earth through a sinkhole . ex. Cenote of sacrifice of Maya-Toltec Culture at Chichen Itza |
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Xipe Totec |
Deity, life, death, rebirth, agriculture |
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New Fire Ceremony |
Happens at the end of a century-when the ritual calendar and solar calendar line up (every 52 years) all fires are extinguished, a sacrificial victim's heart is cut out, a fire is started in their chest, all the fires are slowly relit. ex. New Fire Ceremony from Codex Borbonicus of the Aztec culture |
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Stirrup-Spout |
Vessel with spout in the shape of a stirrup. Thought to be invented by a coastal culture and adopted/popularized by the Chavin. It gives a smoother pour and prevents evaporation. ex. stirrup-spout vessels of Chavin culture at Chavin |
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Tinku |
Two things come together to form a third ex. stirrup spout vessels |
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Linear Style |
Very traditional textile style, typically reserved for borders and strictly dark blue, yellow, and red. Made up of difficult to read line drawings. ex. Mummy bundle textiles of Paracas culture at Paracas |
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Color Block Style |
Colorful textile style typically picturing flying shaman laid out in checkerboard grid. ex. Mummy bundles of Paracas culture at paracas |
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Spout and Bridge |
Vessel with two tapering spouts and a bridge between them, causing whistling when it pours. ex. Pottery of the Nasca culture at Nasca |
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Geoglyph |
Large scale earth writing done by removing dark colored outerlayer of rocks to reveal lighter rocks underneath. ex. Nasca lines: Hummingbird/spider of Nasca culture at Nasca |
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Tumi |
Ritual sacrificial blade worn by elite ex.Lambayeque-style tumi of Sican culture at Sican |
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Blackware |
Vessels which combine stirrup spout and spout and bridge styles. Fired in an oxygen deprived environment, giving them their gray/black color. ex. blackware vessel of Chimu culture at Chimor kingdom |
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Inti |
Sun God of Inca culture at Cuzco ex. King's residence and ceremonial site at Machu Picchu of Inca culture |
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Qumpi |
Denotes textiles as the highest art form ex. Royal patchwork tunic of Inca culture at Cuzco |
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Khipu/Quipu |
Portable counting and memory device made up of thread, read through thread length, color, and knotting. no examples |
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Urpu |
Standardized storage vessels used to expedite trade among Inca empire no examples |
