J. Paul Getty Museum. "Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas," September 16, 2017–January 28, 2018.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas," February 26–May 28, 2018

Isaac Newton is known for his insights into astronomy, but what is not as well known is that he wrote far more on the history of the church and the Bible. In fact, work on has Biblical studies is being completed on a multiple volume resource library.

Mixtec, Middle American Indian population living in the northern and western sections of the state of Oaxaca and in neighbouring parts of the states of Guerrero and Puebla in southern Mexico. Historically the Mixtec possessed a high degree of civilization in Aztec and pre-Aztec times. The modern Mixtec are primarily farmers who practice slash-and-burn cultivation and use the hoe and digging stick or oxen and the plow. Corn (maize), beans, and squash are the staple crops. Other subsistence activities are hunting, fishing, herding, gathering wild foods, and producing and selling items of woven palm fibre. Settlement patterns vary; there are

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Mixtec Gold Artifacts - Butterfly nose pendant

Here is one of the dolls from the Zuno de Echeverria collection. She wearing a pozahuanco skirt and a woven huipil from Jamiltepec, a Mixtec town on the costa chica of Oaxaca state, Mexico. Women in Jamiltepec wear these huipiles like capes wrapped around thir bare upper bodies, rather than like a tunic. For this reason, the doll's arms are not placed in the arm openings of the huipil

This three web huipil comes from Jamiltepec, a Mixtec community on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca Mexico.

cute little teddy bears just for fun

This pretty huipil is a combination of elements from two Oaxacan indigenous communities. The purple and white fabric comes from Santiago Ixtayutla and the red embroidery and satin ribbons are typically found on Mixtec huipiles from Jamiltepec. This huipil was created in Jamiltepec.

Walnut on a textured black backer with a mitered walnut frame 12" x 10" -- sold as a set of two.

If you're looking for some fun nail art check out this collection from Zebber Collective. The designs were inspired by the recent Native American graphic trend, particularly from the designer collection pictured below. You can purchase the nail falsies from...

When Europeans arrived in the New World, they did not only kill people with war, slavery and disease, they also attempted to destroy the cultures of the native

The mannequin is wearing a lovely hand woven huipil from Pinotepa Nacional, a large town on the Mixtec coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. Seen at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca

The mannequin is wearing typical clothing from the Pacific coast of Oaxaca -- a long skirt and a cape. Her belt is not visible. No upper garment was worn, although today most women cover their chests with a short apron as seen in the previous photo. The clothing comes from Santiago Ixtayutla and the mannequin was exhibited at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca.