Aztec. The Moon Goddess Coyolxauhqui , from the Sacred Precinct, Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlán. ca. 1469. Diameter: 10’ 10”.
Diego de Durán. History of the Indies of New Spain: Aztecs confront the Spaniards . 1581.
Diego de Durán. History of the Indies of New Spain: The Spanish massacre Aztec nobles in the temple courtyard . 1581.
Map: World Exploration, 1486-1611.
Plan of Tenochtitlán , from Cortés’s first letter to the King of Spain. 1521.
Cuczo, Peru. Portrait of Atahuallpa . Mid-eighteenth century.
Mexico. Closer Look: Folding Screen (biombo) with Indian Wedding and Flying Pole. ca. 1690. 66" × 120”.
Aztec. Context, The "Other" in Western Consciousness: Quetzal feather headdress, Aztec. ca.1520.
Map: Sub-Saharan West Africa, 1200-1700.
Map: Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1450-1870.
Benin (Nigeria). Mask of an iyoba (queen mother), probably Idia. ca. 1550. Height: 9-3/8”.
Benin (Nigeria). Symbol of a coiled mudfish (drawing). Found throughout the art of Benin and in the tiara worn by the iyoba in Fig. 18.7.
Benin (Nigeria). Portuguese Warrior Surrounded by Manillas . Sixteenth century.
Kingdom of the Kongo. Mpungi , an ivory horn. Collected before 1553.
Vili, Kingdom of the Kongo. Crucifixion Plaque , from Loango area of Pointe Noire (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Vili culture. Collected in 1874. 3-1/4" × 2-1/4”.
José de Alcíbar, attributed to. From Spaniard and Black, Mulatto (De español y negra, mulatto) . ca. 1760. 31" × 38-1/4”.
Manohar, attributed to. Jahangir in Darbar . India, Mughal period. Northern India. ca. 1620. 13-3/4" × 7-7/8”.
Bichitr. Jahangir Seated on an Allegorical Throne, from the Leningrad Album of Bichitr . ca. 1625. 10" × 7-1/8”.
Mogul India. Taj Mahal, Agra, India, built by Shah Jahan. ca. 1632-48.
Mogul India. Taj Mahal, Agra, India, built by Shah Jahan: Plan. ca. 1632-48.
Mogul India. The Peacock Throne Room, Red Fort (Shahjahanabad), Delhi. After 1638.
Ming dynasty, China. The Forbidden City, Beijing, now the Palace Museum. 1368-1644; rebuilt 18th century.
Ming dynasty, China. The Forbidden City, Beijing: The Hall of Supreme Harmony. 1368-1644; rebuilt 18th century. Height: 115’.
Map: Ming China, 1368-1644, and routes of the Chinese Treasure Fleet.
Xuande period, Ming dynasty, China. Materials & Techniques: Porcelain: Pair of porcelain vases with cobalt blue underglaze. 1426-35.
Yin Hong. Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks. Hanging scroll. Ming dynasty, China. ca. late fifteenth-early sixteenth century. 7’ 10-1/2" × 8’ 5”.
Shen Zhou. Poet on a Mountaintop . Leaf from an album of landscapes mounted as part of a handscroll. Ming dynasty, China. ca. 1500. 15-1/4" × 23-3/4”.
Muromachi Japan. Kinkakuji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), Rokuonji, Kyoto, Japan. Begun 1399; rebuilt 1964.
