Art and architecture of Indigenous peoples of the Americas from Chavin and Maya to Aztec, Inca, Ancestral Puebloan, and Mississippian cultures, plus Native North American works.
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- Chavin de Huantar
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An early ceremonial center in the Andes built around 900 BCE by the Chavin culture, featuring a U-shaped temple complex.- Lanzon sculpture
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A carved stone pillar at Chavin de Huantar depicting a deity with a staff, fanged mouth, and feline features.- Tikal
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The largest city of the Classic Maya civilization, located in present-day Guatemala with towering stone temples.- Palenque
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A Maya city in Mexico known for elaborate stucco reliefs, the Temple of the Inscriptions, and royal funerary monuments.- Chichen Itza
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A major Maya site in Yucatan blending Maya and Toltec architectural styles, built and expanded from 600 CE onward.- Temple of the Grand Jaguar
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A pyramid at Tikal built around 732 CE featuring a limestone roof comb and carved with images of a seated ruler.- Pyramid of Kukulkan
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A stepped pyramid at Chichen Itza also called El Castillo, featuring a feathered serpent motif and solar alignment.- Maya stelae and altars
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Stone monuments carved with hieroglyphic texts and royal portraits, commemorating rulers and recording historical dates.- Dresden Codex
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A pre-Columbian Maya bark-paper manuscript containing astronomical tables, eclipse predictions, and ritual information.- Tenochtitlan
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The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco with a sophisticated system of canals and causeways.- Templo Mayor
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The main temple of Tenochtitlan, a double pyramid dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, excavated in modern Mexico City.- Calendar Stone
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A large carved Aztec stone disk depicting cosmological symbols with the sun god Tonatiuh at the center, also called the Sun Stone.- Feathered Serpent
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Quetzalcoatl, a major Mesoamerican deity represented as a serpent with bird feathers, worshipped by the Aztecs as a creator god.- Mask of Montezuma
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A mosaic mask made of turquoise, shell, and jade, believed to have been worn or used by the Aztec ruler Montezuma II.- Codex Mendoza
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An Aztec manuscript created after Spanish conquest documenting Aztec history, territorial tribute, and daily life in detailed color illustrations.
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