Unit 5
VOCAB:
Ashlar Masonry: carefully cut and grooved stones that support a building without the use of concrete or other kinds of masonry
Bandolier Bag: a large heavily beaded pouch with a slit on top
Chacmool: a Mayan figure that is half-sitting and half-lying on his back
Corbel Arch: a vault formed by layers of stone that gradually grow closer together as they rise and eventually meet
Coyolxauhqui: an Aztec goddess who died when she tried to assassinate her mother, Coatlicue
Huitzilopochtli: an Aztec god of the sun and war; sometimes represented as an eagle or as a hummingbird
Kiva: a circular room wholly or partly underground used for religious rites
Pueblo: a communal village of flat-roofed structures of many stories that are stacked in terraces; made of stone or adobe
Relief Sculpture: a sculpture which projects from a flat background
Repousse: a type of metal relief sculpture in which the back side of a plate is hammered to form a raised relief on the front
11. Roof Comb: a wall rising from the center ridge of a building to give the appearance of greater height
12. Teepee: a portable Indian home made of stretched hides placed over wooden poles
13. Tlaloc: ancient American god who was highly revered; associated with rain, agriculture, and war
14. T'oqapu: small rectangular shapes in an Incan garment
15. Transformation Mask: a mask worn in ceremonies by people of the Pacific-Northwest, Canada, or Alaska. The chief feature of the mask
is its ability to open and close, going from a bird-like exterior to a human-faced interior
