From the Files

Brianna Turner protects the protector through conservation analysis of a carving of Vishnu

Double Takes

Josiah Luis Alderete and Stephen Parman stare right back at an Aztec spider monkey

Gina Borromeo and Wai Yee Chiong rattle a sistrum in honor of the bovine deity Hathor

Benedict Gagliardi and Paola Demattè sing the praises of a Chinese lei vessel embellished with cicadas

Object Lessons

Sháńdíín Brown reflects on how Diné innovation and self-reliance shine in a silver squash-blossom necklace

Jen Thum ponders the nature of authenticity as she uncovers the secrets of an ancient ibis mummy

Phillip E. Bloom explains how a vivid depiction of Buddha worked to assemble the spirits of water and land

Artists on Art

k. funmilayo aileru declares It Was Not a Fight, It Was a Massacre

Melanie Yazzie walks in beauty

Portfolio

A natural progression of works from the collection

How To

Carmen Arnold-Biucchi pays attention to the animal symbolism on ancient Greek coins

RISD Museum Interim Director
and Manual Editor-in-Chief: Sarah Ganz Blythe
Editor: Amy Pickworth
Co Editor: MJ Robinson
Art Director: Derek Schusterbauer
Graphic Designers: Brendan Campbell, Ella Lawless, and Mina Kim
Digital Designers: Brendan Campbell and Jack Tufts
Rights Manager: Sionan Guenther
Photographer: Erik Gould
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