This video decodes the hand gestures, symbols, and styles of Buddhas from Thailand, Pakistan, Japan, and China.
Location: American Museum of Natural History
In spite its name, this jade figure was a ritual object and never used as an axe.
Kunz Axe (Olmec)
Take me out to the ballgame: hundreds of courts survive for a ritual ballgame that united Mesoamerican society.
The Mesoamerican ballgame and a Classic Veracruz ...
Wearers can toggle between the faces of animals and mythical beings—all with the tug of a string.