Indigenous American Art

Which of the following is not true of the twin temples?

• dedicated to the deities Tlaloc, god or water & agriculture, and Huitzilopochti, the patron deity of the Mexica associated with warfare, fire, and the Sun. 
• it was built in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan 
• the Maize Cob was found near the ruins
• The Coyolxauhqui Stone and an olmec mask were found in the ruins

Which of the following is NOT true of the Lanzón stone?

• it is 15 ft notched wedge-shaped stone, carved with the image of a supernatural being, 
• It represents the anthropomorphic Aztec patron god of war
• located deep within the Old Temple of Chavin de Huantar, intersecting several galleries
• The fangs and talons may indicate associations with the jaguar and the caiman

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Ruler's feather Headdress

• The headress is associated with the with the male Quetzal bird and by extension with Quetzalcoatl
• It is associated with Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent deity of priests, calendar, & goldsmiths
• It is attributed to the Aztec leader Motechuhzoma II
• The legend states that the ruler who wears the headdress will resurrect as Xolotl, the dog-headed god of the underworld 

All are following are true of the Coyolxauhqui Stone except?

• For the Mexica, nakedness was considered a form of humiliation and defeat, so she is decapitated and dismembered
• Monster faces are found at her joints, connecting her to other female deities—some of whom are associated with trouble and chaos.
• It tells the story of the prophesy of Huitzilopotchli of how the Aztecs would find the location of their capital, Tenochtitlan  
• In 1978, electrical workers in Mexico City came across this monolith led to the discovery of the Templo Mayor

Which of the following is NOT associated with the image?

• It is associated with the Aztec tradition in which rulers inflicted pain upon themselves in order to achieve a visionary state
• It is one of a limestone lintel series of panels in Yaxchilan
• The panel illustrates Lady Xook in the  hallucinatory stage of bloodletting ritual
• Other panels from the series depict blood sacrifices of captives

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Inka culture?

• Maize Cobs
• All-T'oqapu
• Bandolier Bag
• Machu Picchu

The Bonampak mural is associated with which of the following cultures?

• Olmec
• Aztec
• Mayan
• Taos Pueblos

Which of the following is not true of the Transformation Masks?

• Masks are worn by tribes in the Northwest Coast of North America by dancers during ceremonies
• They were associated with initiation rites that took place during the winter
• Transformed, the mask reveals the face of an ancestor. 
• transformation masks were destroyed after the ceremony they were created for

Which of the following is not considered architecture of sacred space?

• Chavin de Huantar
• Machu Picchu
• Santo Domingo in Cusco
• Templo Meyor

Which of the following is not considered Architecture of Power?

• Machu Picchu
• City of Cusco
• Nan Madol
• Mesa Verde