In Maya art, the gods are depicted at all stages of life: as infants, as adults at the peak of their maturity and influence, and as they age. The gods could die, and some were born anew, serving as models of regeneration and resilience. In Lives of…
Senegalese icon Baaba Maal highlights traditional instruments and musical storytelling of the Sahel in this rare acoustic performance in The Met's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
The rich sculptural, architectural, and textile traditions of the Toba Batak in northern Sumatra have served, for generations, as potent tools for harnessing spiritual power that was central to religious and social life before Christianity was introduced in the nineteenth century.
