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Front of a brown sculpture monkey wearing earrings. Its tail drapes over the left arm, and its right arm holds its left foot. Its eyes and mouth are open.
Back of a brown, porous-textured sculpture of a sitting monkey with a long tail held in its right arm. It is propped on a white rectangular platform.
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  • Front of a brown sculpture monkey wearing earrings. Its tail drapes over the left arm, and its right arm holds its left foot. Its eyes and mouth are open.
  • Back of a brown, porous-textured sculpture of a sitting monkey with a long tail held in its right arm. It is propped on a white rectangular platform.

Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)

Spider monkey

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)

Culture

Aztec (ancient culture)

Title

Spider monkey

Year

1200-1521

Medium

  • volcanic stone

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • volcanic stone

Materials

volcanic stone

Dimensions

35.6 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (14 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

43.545

Type

  • Stonework

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A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

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Manual / Issue 18: Nature

 RISD Museum’s Manual 18 Celebrates Nature

In our [Chamoru] culture, inafa’maolek is our most important value. It roughly translates as “to make good for each other.” Inafa’maolek teaches us that all things are connected and related, including people, environments, and all species. Because all things are interwoven, we must always act with guinaiya and respetu, love and respect.  

–Craig Santos Perez, introduction

Manual 18 explores human interactions with the natural world, from frank awe and deep appreciation of the immediate moment to eternal questions and ancient unfinished business. This issue of Manual complements the exhibition Being and Believing in the Natural World, co-curated by Gina Borromeo, Wai Yee Chiong, and Sháńdíín Brown, on view at the RISD Museum now through May 7, 2023.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)
Spider monkey, 1200-1521
Volcanic stone
35.6 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (14 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 43.545

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