MAP GROUND FLOOR: ARCHAEOLOGY HALLS Mexica The Toltec and (AD 1200–1521) the Epiclassic Tribute, agriculture, and (AD 700–1200) SOUTH WING trade were the three pillars After the fall of Teotihua- of the economy of the Mex- can, independent centers ica Empire; its social devel- such as Xochicalco, Canto- opment depended directly na, and Cacaxtla arose, fol- on warfare. lowed by the hegemony of NORTH WING Tula. Oaxaca Oaxaca was the setting for Teotihuacan two great cultures: the (AD 100–700) Zapotec, builders of the city Teotihuacan was a pil- of Monte Albán and the grimage center and eco- Mixtec, renowned for their nomic power whose influ- artistic creativity. ence reached faraway regions within and beyond Gulf Coast Mesoamerica, even after its decline. At different moments of POND history, three cultural Preclassic Central groups occupied this exu- berant area: the Olmec, Highlands Totonac, and Huastec. (2500 BC–AD 100) Population growth and Maya agricultural exploitation promoted the emergence The Maya employed com- of the earliest stratified plex writing systems to re- societies. cord events that marked the political life of their rul- Populating ing dynasties. TEMPORARY the Americas “PARAGUAS” West Mexico EXHIBITIONS (30,000–2500 BC) Climate change forced ear- Various societies that ly hunter-gatherers to in- CENTRAL PATIO lived in West Mexico stood troduce a new means of out for their artistic ex- subsistence: agriculture. pressions, their concep- tion of the human body, INTRODUCTORY TEMPORARY Introduction to and their metalworking HALL EXHIBITIONS Anthropology technology. The adaptations and changes experienced over ENTRANCE HALL Northern Mexico AIME ORRES ATION J T millions of years permitted C ARTMENT P DU ODET Northern Mesoamerica E B the development of physi- E D UDITORIUM was the setting for multiple GENERAL A cal, social, and cultural cultures that lived in large ENTRANCE characteristics that de- settlements, such as Paqui- fined modern-day human mé and Alta Vista, or in beings. small villages, as in the case Entrances of the Hohokam and Ana- sazi peoples. Exits To Gardens Museo Nacional de Antropología Follow us on: Av. Paseo de la Reforma www.mna.inah.gob.mx www.patronatomna.org y Calzada Gandhi s/n Facebook: /MuseoNacionaldeAntropologiaOficial Facebook: /patronatomna Col. Chapultepec Polanco Twitter: @mna_inah Twitter: @PatronatoMNA C.P. 11560, Ciudad de México Instragram: mna_inah Instragram: patronato_mna MAP UPPER FLOOR: ETHNOGRAPHY HALLS Oaxaca: Southern Sierra de Puebla Indigenous Peoples Totonac, Otomí, Tepehua, This zone comprises an area and Nahua converge in the home to about 16 indige- SOUTH WING Sierra de Huachinan- nous groups, including go-Xicotepec and the Sier- Mixtec and Zapotec. The ra de Zacatlán-Cuetzalan. It collection highlights the re- displays their artistic spe- gion’s cultural diversity. cialization in basketry, NORTH WING featherwork, jewelry, tex- Gulf Coast: The tiles and paper. Huas-teca and Totonacapan Otopame It features two regions: the It shows their worldview, Teenek and Totonac, from agricultural rituals, patron La Antigua River to Central saints, and ancestors of the Veracruz, northward to groups speaking Pame, Pánuco in Tamaulipas. Matlatzinca, Chichime- Totonac textiles and Huas- ca-Jonaz, Mazahua, Otomí, tec musical instruments and Ocuilteca. are on display. Puréecherio Lowland and Jungle The Purépecha inhabited this Michoacán region Maya Groups since pre-Hispanic times. The Maya of Yucatán and This ethnic group contin- Quintana Roo and the Chol ues to practice ancestral ac- of Campeche are represent- tivities such as fishing and ed by rituals linked to agri- celebrations. cultural fertility; the Chon- tal of Tabasco, by fishing; Gran Nayar and the Lacandon of the Chiapas jungles by rites to Cora, Huichol, Tepehuan, the ancestors. Nahua, and mestizos live side by side in the territory Highland of Nayarit, Jalisco, and Maya Groups Zacatecas. They stand out It shows the indigenous for artistically rendering groups in the Chiapas High- their worldview in bead- lands: Tzeltal, Tzotzil, To- work, yarn painting, and power objects. jolabal, and Mam through DR. EUSEBIO DÁVALOS FRAY BERNARDINO their religious practices HURTADO NATIONAL DE SAHAGÚN and objects linked to music, LIBRARY OF ANTHROPOLOGY AUDITORIUM Indigenous textiles, and amber. AND HISTORY Groups M e x i c o ’s i n d i g e n o u s The Northwest: groups are the bearers of a Sierras, Deserts cultural patrimony charac- and Valleys terized by a distinctive It focuses on aspects such as worldview, religion, econo- agricultural rituals, basket- Entrances my, ceremonies, dances, rit- ry, and the Deer Dance of The Nahua uals, as well as veneration groups such as the Seri, Pa- Composed of various groups in 13 states in of the ancestors, social or- pago, Cochimí, Yumano, Mexico, the Nahua share the same ethno- ganization and everyday Mayo, Yaqui, Tarahumara, linguistic family and certain distinctive cul- life. Guarijío, Pima and Tepehua. tural features. Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 to 19:00. Closed all Mondays. 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