[Aztlan] Milwaukee Public Museum Exhibit

[michael ruggeri]

Through June 11, 2011
Milwaukee Public Museum
“It's All in the Details: The Legacy of the Fifield Collection”
Objects in the Fifield collection were created prior to Columbus'  
arrival in the New World, and are thus considered "pre-Columbian."  
Great cultures such as the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec were just a few  
societies in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and the diversity, social  
institutions, and technology of these peoples are apparent in the  
material evidence archaeologists and collectors are still uncovering  
today. Such artifacts can provide many clues about ancient society:  
paint on vase can teach us about early chemistry, and a stone yoke can  
hint at what Mayans wore while playing their famous, ruthless ball game.
Milwaukee Public Museum
800 West Wells Street,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
http://www.mpm.edu/exhibitions/featured/fifield/

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