Miscellaneous artwork for the Museum of the American Indian publications, undated.

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Miscellaneous artwork for the Museum of the American Indian publications, undated.

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Contains 6 original paintings of art signed by R. Cronau, mounted for publication. 4 pages of printed proofs of the paintings as well. Pencil notes along painting edges for publication purposes. Paintings have captions, Tizoc; Gold Treasure of Sigsig, Ecuador; and Turquois Mosaic Objects from Hawikuh, New Mexico. The paintings show Aztec and southwestern United States jewelry and sculpture.

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Cornell University Library

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Tizoc, Emperor of Mexico, -1486

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Huntington Free Library

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Cronau, Rudolf, 1855-1939

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Rudolf Daniel Ludwig Cronau was a German sent to the United States by a German newspaper to document American cities, landscapes, Native Americans, and life on the frontier. Known for painting the first life portrait of Sitting Bull. Hawikuh, in present day New Mexico, was a Zuni pueblo thought to be one of the gold cities of Cibola. Tizoc was an Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan who took power in 1481 and was poisoned in 1486. From the description of M...