Términos

Language family comprising living languages spoken on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico, and surrounding areas.

Classification process or scheme that allows or exhibits linkages from one smaller context to multiple categories rather than to a single category. An example is in indexing a group of works or a complex work; as a whole, the group may be so diverse that it may be appropriately classified under multiple classification headings.

Languages made up of a mixture of elements from two or more languages, usually when one has been substantially influenced by another language. An example is English having been influenced by Norman French.

Implements with a round or oval bowl affixed to a handle, used to stir food or transfer it between vessels.

Proceso de impresión en relieve elaborado por Rufino Tamayo, Lea Remba y Luis Remba que produce impresiones con textura en color sobre papel hecho a mano.

Style and culture of the indigenous Mixtec Mesoamerican peoples, who inhabited the La Mixteca region comprising parts of the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla. Pre-Columbian Mixtec peoples were one of the major civilizations of Mesoamerica, having an ancient capital at Tilantongo.

Estampas japonesas en que el bloque del perfil es impreso levemente con color, dando un efecto de extremada delicadez.

Ceremonial vessels used for holding fresh water during tea ceremonies. The water was used for washing the tea bowls and filling the kettle. Mizusashi are typically made of ceramic or lacquerware, but wooden and glass ones are also used.

Se refiere a obras producidad por el grupo étnico agricano de mismo nombre que habita el sureste de Camerún.

Cabezas de terracota Akan usadas en África en contextos funerarios y de entierros.

Distinctive masks of the Igbo people, worn by men to appease the spirits of beautiful girls.

Genus of gelatinous, planktonic marine invertebrates, now generally considered to contain one living species that manifests in three different ecological forms.The sea walnut resembles the sea gooseberry morphologically, but as in many ctenophores the body is prolonged into eight lobes.

Artificio o estrategia para auxiliar la memoria, tales como versos, rimas o imágenes.

Style and culture of a subdivision of the Lakota Sioux who formerly inhabited an area from the Black Hills in South Dakota to the Platte River, currently residing primarily in west central South Dakota.