The Spirit Within / El espíritu inherente

Art and Life in Latin America / Arte y vida en Latinoamerica

* Fullybilingual English/Spanish edition

* Examines how, for people in theIndigenous Americas, materials had and continue to have a life of their own.

Ancient and moderncraftspeople shaped jade, gold, feathers, and clay into exquisite artworks, butthe meanings of those objects are intertwined with the living essence of theraw materials themselves. Thirty-five highlights, ancient to contemporary, providea window into the spiritual and intellectual context in which these objectswere understood by the Indigenous people who made and used them.

Al igual que lohacian los artesanos de la antiguedad, los de hoy dan forma al jade, al oro, alas plumas o a la arcilla para crear exquisitas obras de arte, cuyo significadoen tanto objetos esta entrelazado tambien con la esencia viva de las propias materiasprimas. 35 piezas destacadas de la coleccion de las Americas, tanto antiguascomo contemporaneas, las que permiten apreciar el contexto espiritual eintelectual en el que eran concebidos estos objetos por los pueblos indigenasque los fabricaban y empleaban.

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