MOA - Amazonian Native Art Photos

The Museum of America in Madrid hosts native decorative arts from the upper Amazon basin. The collections covers Shippibo culture, & feather arts of other cultures.

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Museum of America features art of native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Madrid, Spain.Ceramic funerary urn with incised design from Isla Marajó on River Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Yanomami culture basket from Venezuelan Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture ceramic bowl with geometric decoration from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Museum of America (1943) features art of native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Madrid, Spain. Architect: Luis Moya Blanco & Luis Martinez Feduchi.Ceramic funerary urn with incised design (400-1350) from Isla Marajó on River Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Yanomami culture basket (20thC) from Venezuelan Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture ceramic bowl with geometric decoration (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Shippibo culture ceramic vessel with geometric decoration from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture ceramic human-figure vessel with geometric decoration from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture cotton male tunic with geometric decoration from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture knives used for revenge from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Shippibo culture ceramic vessel with geometric decoration (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture ceramic human-figure vessel with geometric decoration (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture cotton male tunic with geometric decoration (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture knives used for revenge (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Source of parrot feathers used in Amazon arts at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Amazonian native sombrero decorated with parrot feathers at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Cholones Indian sombrero with parrot feathers from Pampahermosa, Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Jibaro culture pendant with parrot feathers from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Source of parrot feathers used in Amazon arts at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Amazonian native sombrero decorated with parrot feathers (18thC) at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Cholones Indian sombrero with parrot feathers (18thC) from Pampahermosa, Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Jibaro culture pendant with parrot feathers (19thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Jibaro culture hair ornament with parrot feathers from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Aguaruna culture hair ornament with parrot feathers from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Jibaro culture crown with parrot feathers from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture beaded collar used to mark passage from childhood to adolescence from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Jibaro culture hair ornament with parrot feathers (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Aguaruna culture hair ornament with parrot feathers (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Jibaro culture crown with parrot feathers (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Shippibo culture beaded collar used to mark passage from childhood to adolescence (20thC) from Peruvian Amazon at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Amazonian feathered pendant at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Tapirapé culture feathered shaman's mask from Brazilian Amazon rio Xingú at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Karajá culture feathered headdress from Brazilian Amazon state of Goiás at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.
Amazonian feathered pendant (19thC) at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Tapirapé culture feathered shaman's mask (20thC) from Brazilian Amazon rio Xingú at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Karajá culture feathered headdress (20thC) from Brazilian Amazon state of Goiás at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.

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