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The Ancient Latin America Hall covers an array of prehistoric societies of Latin America, including the Maya, Aztec, Inca, and many other cultural groups. Ceramic vessels, figurines, personal adornment items and other artifacts from Mexico, Central, and South America are on permanent display in this hall located on the first floor. Visitors are invited to compare the distinctive styles and forms created by the various ancient societies of pre-Columbian America. |
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The exhibit case that features ninety-nine carvings of the 3,951 fetish carvings donated by Dr. and Mrs. Boyd W. Walker in 1997 reflect the dynamic and diverse artistic skills of Native American peoples of the American Southwest who have carved small animals from stone and shell since ancient times. Today, the best known carvers come from the Pueblo of Zuni, where artists make many kinds of little animals, also called fetishes. The portion of the entire collection on display is in the east stairwell between the first and second floors. |
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Lando
Hall of California History
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This exhibition spans the Southwest from the 1500's through time and place to downtown Los Angeles in 1940. The gallery is organized chronologically and features twelve themes: Native Americans, New World Exploration, Spanish Outpost, International Competition, Mexican Territory, War with the U.S., 31st State, Craftsman Style, Agriculture, Land, Sea & Air, Motion Pictures, City of Los Angeles. In this hall the history of the past appears in both artifacts and the records of the people who lived there. The majority of anthropological artifacts are found in the earliest era, when Californians left only informal records - their middens, implements, and bones. |
AFRICA:One
Continent. Many Worlds.
Community's Choice
In the summer of 1997, the Natural History Museum invited Los Angeles community leaders to join museum staff in creating an exhibit drawn from the institution's own African holdings. The ten people who responded became the Committee of Selectors, whose sensibilities guided the project. Working as a group behind the scenes in the museum's collections management area, the selectors created an exhibit of 150 pieces, chosen from among the 5,000 objects in the African collections. In some cases, committee members also wrote about their choices for museum visitors. The exhibit is greatly enriched by the selectors' shared personal, professional and community perspectives.
VOYAGES
of DISCOVERY
May 5, 2001 - August 11, 2002
DOGS!
Wolf, Myth, Hero & Friend
October 13, 2002 - January 5, 2003
OBJECTS ON TEMPORARY EXHIBIT IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS
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Two ogre katsina banks |
| Description: | These contemporary katsinas are made of painted gourds and brandishing bloody knives with which to scare young children into behaving properly. They are also a contemporary variation on the traditional katsina figure in that they are piggy banks. There is a slot in each of their backs for depositing money and their feet can be removed for retrieving the money. |
| Exhibit: | KATSINA/kachina: Tradition, Appropriation, Innovation |
| Venue: | UCLA
Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, California August 4, 2002 – March 23, 2003 |
| Object: | Chemehuevi headdress |
| Description: | A feathered headdress with a crocheted cotton cord skull cap. Strips of red wool are wrapped around the quills of the feathers and dangle down. The majority of the feathers are long brown and white feathers with a few short iridescent feathers on the top. |
| Exhibit: | Trump 29 Grand Opening |
| Venue: | Trump
29 Casino, 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians, Coachella, California April 2, 2002 – April 2, 2003 |
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