National Palace Museum, Taipei

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas An eagle decorating a clay stamp from the Aztec city of TenochtitlOn (founded in 1325). Mexico In the 15th and early 16th centuries the Aztec conquered and ruled an Empire that stretched throughout central and sou

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Acoma seed jar Acoma is a pueblo (the Spanish word for "town") in Valencia county in western New Mexico. Also known as "Sky City" it is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited site in the U. S. It is pe

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Image of a leaping animal. On a ceramic bowl from the Aztec city of TenochtitlZn. Mexico In the 15th and early 16th centuries the Aztec conquered and ruled an Empire that stretched throughout central and southern

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Zuni bowl Pueblo Indians in central New Mexico whose towns were thought to be the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola, center of the "Golden Empire" sought by Coronado and other explorers.

Signs & Symbols - line art Bird motif used on a Zuni pot. Pueblo Indians in central New Mexico whose towns were thought to be the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola, center of the "Golden Empire" sought by Coronado and other explorers.

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Anthropological Museum Mexico City