Highlights from the Kislak Collection at MDC

George CatlinCatlin's North American Indian Portfolio: Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America, from Drawings...

Mother and Child, Taíno/Arawak, Caribbean Basin, circa 900–1500 CE Carved stalactite composed of hardened bat guano, 13 x 24 ½...

Angel with a Spear and Shield, Altiplano, Peru, Seventeenth Century Oil on fabric, 64 ½ x 48 ½ inches (168....

Angel with a Checkered Mantle, Altiplano, Peru, Seventeenth Century Oil on fabric, 64 ½ x 48 ½ inches (168.83 x...

Effigy Pendant, Coclé Culture, Panama, Late Classic, 700–900 CE Gold, 5 ½ x 4 x 1 ½ inches (14 x...

Fluted Brownware Bowl with Spiral Designs, Maya, 200–500 CE Burnished ceramic, 4 ¾ x 6 ½ x 6 ½ inches...

Offering Box in the Form of a Throne, Maya, Highland Guatemala, Classic Period, 800–1000 CE Polychromed ceramic, overall: 19-1/8 x...

Offering Vessel in the Form of a Bat, Taíno, circa 900–1500 CE Greenstone, 4 x 13 x 8 ½ inches...

Two Women in Hair-Pulling Ritual, Comala Style, Colima, West Mexico, Proto-Classic Period, 300 BCE–300 CE Ceramic, 4 1/2 x ...

Vessel with Diving God, Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico, or Belize, Post-Classic Period, 1000–1250 CE Polychrome ceramic, 5 x 5 ½...

Textile with Monkeys, Chancay, Central Coast, Peru, 1000–1470 CE Embroidered cotton, 52 x 24 inches (132.1 x 61 cm) Jay...

Hollow Jaguar, Colima, West Mexico, Proto-Classic Period, 100 BCE–100 CE Polychrome ceramic, 7 ½ x 7 ½ x 13 ¼...

Vulture Hacha, Maya, Cotzumalhuapa Culture, Guatemala, Terminal Classic Period, 800–925 CE Stone, 11 3/4 x 9 3/8 x 1 1/...

Double-Spout Stirrup-Handle Vessel with Beansprouts, Nazca, Peru, 100–300 CE Polychrome ceramic, 7 x 7 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches (17....

Pair of Pedestal Plates, Gran Coclé Culture, Panama, circa 200 BCE–1550 CE Polychrome ceramic, each 2 3/8 x 6 x...

Frog Pendant, Tairona, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, 1000–1500 CE Tumbaga (gold and copper alloy), 1/2 x 7/8 x...

Frog Pendant, Tairona, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, 1000–1500 CE Tumbaga (gold and copper alloy), 7/8 x 1 1/...

Frog Pendant, Tairona, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, 1000–1500 CE Tumbaga (gold and copper alloy), 1/2 x 5/8 x...

Feather Panel with Abstract Designs, Nazca-Huari Culture, Peru, circa 700–1100 CEYellow, blue, red, and black feathers on cotton, 7 1/...

Small Mask, Pre-Classic Olmec, Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, circa 800–500 BCE Mother of pearl shell with jade inlays, 3 1/...