Manual / Issue 18

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