Write a brief reflection on today’s lecture. What stood out to you, what question you have after listening to the lecture today (you may also write your reflection on the video about Machu Pichu)
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Write a brief reflection on today’s lecture. What stood out to you, what question you have after listening to the lecture today (you may also write your reflection on the video about Machu Pichu)
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The different art style from native American tribes stood out to me. I always figured native Americans generally used beads, hides, and pottery. From the lecture, I was surprised those crafts were from specific regions which was very interesting to learn. Machu Picchu is very intriguing and I’m excited to watch the video covering it!
The wampum art was the one that really stood out to me the most because I never knew that they had to crave their beads out of ocean shells, since the art that was shown today in class was just purple and white I wonder if it was hard to find those specific shells, because shells come in various colors I also want to know how long did it take for them to finish their art since they had to crave their beads out of the shells
The art styles from Native Americans is really interesting because it captures historic and modern work from immigrants. Wampum art using beads to illustrate the artwork of alliance with the white beads of the man and woman was doing their handshake was really nice, and the pottery that show the red waves and the blue lines shows a nice design to represent migration. Those artworks really caught my attention because it looks amazing with the details and the materials like the beads they found near the ocean, and painting on pottery work. I also love the images of Machu Picchu. Really nice view of the mountains.
One thing that stood out to me was the wampum Belt called the Williams Penn’s treaty with the Delaware. At first when i saw this i was amazed because i thought it was just another piece of art but it was more than that. That belt which was not worn because it was too big to be worn had many details and reasons which it was made, as well as the materials which was used was surprising and would have never thought that would be used to make something like that. When it was made it was the color purple but since its used a natural material it lost its colors. I have no questions. Everything was clear.
It was interesting to learn that there were an advanced civilization in the Americas before the colonizers rediscover the Americas. I’m amazed at the architectural abilities of the Inca people, something that stood out to me is that the Inca masonry skills were the same as in the Japanese culture building walls with stones and no mortar. Its puzzling that Native Americans were branded savages but from artwork and symbols it seems that they were living according to the customs of their cultures.
Machu Picchu is one of the wonders of the world, I admire how this empire was carefully crafted at 9,0000 feet above sea level and surrounded by mountains, perhaps it should be call the hidden empire. Interesting to learn about the Inca lifestyle, their cultures and the power of their kings.
Something that stood out to me in todays lecture was the Wampum Belt in Eastern Woodlands. when i first saw the wampum belt i didn’t think it was a belt. It really does not look like one. I thought that it was like an art work piece or something other then a belt. Something that stood out to me also was the fact that it was made from shells and turned into beads that are mostly purple and white. But my question is was the one that she showed us purple or was that like a greyish kind of color and if it was a grayish kind then why was it grey because most of the wampum are purple? Something else that stood out was the Battle Scene and how it was made from a Buffalo. It was also a very big piece of art work as well, but how did somebody wear that back in the day?
Thoughts I have on this lecture is one the amazement of the wampum belt I mean is it fur is it mostly sliver I love and the empire Machu picchu is great as well a whole civilization tucked away by rockeys I am really fascinated and would like to know more on this topic.
The art of the American continent is fascinating. The materials they use for their works of art are very common and it is amazing the way they use these objects. All this art has a history behind it.
I really enjoyed listening about the Aztecs and the stories they passed down through word of mouth. What really stood out to me was the woman named Nampeyo who was a Native American pottery painter. She made complex designs with no help. She was astute at creating objects that were for markets. Her designs included complex lines that have lasted almost 100 years. Not only was her work beautiful but it had a functional purpose, which made it extra special.
During this lecture what stood out to me was the battle scene art made in a buffalo which they used the buffalo to paint different battles. The king who did the battle on it was to comerate the hero of the battle . Also during the southwest where Arizona n New Mexico there was jars of art that were made from a native American women. Nampayo was the women who made a jar that had a complex design which showed birds and waves to represent the immigration and used clay as the material for the vase.
The lecture from week 10 was about the Native Americans that had completely populated the land. One thing that got my attention was the Battle scene hide painting in North Dekota 1797-1800. The Sioux vd Mandan battle in 1797, the material was one of the food sources and suggested the Nomadic lifestyle. The materials they use for the art work is really nice and interesting.
I loved the woman who made the pottery. I do ceramics and I love learning about new styles, or rather where certain styles originate. My main takeaway from the lesson was how diverse the different styles of art from the various tribes. I always lumped “Native American Art” into one thing in my mind, it was interesting to learn how different and diverse it can be.
In the lecture I enjoyed the Machu Picchu art. It is one of the wonders of the world. Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a 2,430-metre (7,970 ft.) mountain ridge. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machu Picchu District, above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco. We also got the idea of the Inca lifestyle, cultures.
Native Americans art actually presents historic and modern work from their immigrants. Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of American Indians. It includes white shell beads hand fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and white and purple beads made from the quahog or Western North Atlantic hard-shelled clam. Before European contact, strings of wampum were used for storytelling, ceremonial gifts, and recording important treaties and historical events. Wampum art using beads to illustrate the artwork of alliance with the white beads of the man and woman doing their handshake was really nice, and the pottery that shows the red waves and the blue lines shows a nice design to represent migration. That’s really amazed me a lot.
After watching the video on Machu Pichu, I can say that the closing lines resonate with me the most. The narrator says that the Spanish didn’t find the site because of the attendants that had abandoned the site, taking any trace of it with them. On one hand, this is something that was very unlikely to happen as the Spanish were determined to desecrate and erase any monument or hint of advanced civilization made by the Incas. Although, it’s unfortunate when you think of all the other sites and cities that they did find and destroy. It amazes me to think that in a seemingly uninhabitable region, The Inca were able to use advanced engineering to create an eternal city that defied the natural elements. It is a feat that they built an immense foundation under Machu Pichu that acted as a drainage system so that the precisely cut stone walls and terraced hillside would resist weathering forever. Furthermore, the irrigation system that runs along a path to make drinking water always accessible to nearby inhabitants is an addition that shows that Native American design easily rivals European constructs when the lack of resources is taken into consideration.
I don’t have a question but I am curious as to how many other sites there may be that are still unknown. If this hidden-away resort for royalty was so readily abandoned, there must some other site that took a huge effort to construct for similar purposes. If not, maybe there were sites made specifically for warfare that were lost during the Spanish conquest. Whatever the case, I hope more evidence is uncovered in the future to support a broader timeline.
Watching the short film about Machu Picchu I found it interesting how it wasn’t discovered by the Spanish and how the Aztecs build an entire empire on the mountains without tools. The engineering method they used for the ground not to get flooded when it rained it was mind-blowing for me. An empire was build from scratch. From my point of view if Machu Picchu wasn’t left abandoned after their ruler died it should’ve been ruled by the next in line there would’ve been a high chance that by today a tribe or the Aztecs itself would still be living there but it wouldn’t be a tourist place anymore. That’s just my opinion and how I see it, I could be wrong but it’s just a thought.
From this lecture what I liked was the Machu Picchu art even the name sounds nice and funny. I have known about this art even before the lecture and that is because it is well known to the Spanish community and how they are many stories about the Incans associated with Machu Picchu