The time machine on Fifth Avenue
Portals to ancient empires
Treasures of the Pacific and early Americas
Behind the velvet ropes
themet Sort ancient relics by region to discover how Pacific and American civilizations proved they existed.
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Under the glass, two hundred painted palms rise, calling the ancient spirits home!
The Rockefeller wing: The wing is named after Michael Rockefeller, who disappeared in West Papua while collecting the spectacular Asmat bisj poles now on display.
A coarse clothlike fabric made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree, traditionally produced in the Pacific islands. The Met displays numerous historic barkcloth textiles in its newly renovated Rockefeller Wing.
Which ancient South American culture created the exceptionally preserved textiles found in desert tombs at the Met?
What do the classic Maya limestone reliefs from Piedras Negras depict royal figures doing to contact ancestors?
From which tree species are the massive Asmat bisj poles at the Met traditionally carved?
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing is dedicated to the arts of which three global regions?
The towering, carved wooden bisj poles in the Met's collection were created by which indigenous group?
What green stone was highly prized by the Maya and carved into royal ornaments found in the Met?