Kunst und Kult

In the organizer's words:

The objects bequeathed to the University of Tübingen are on a par with the Berlin collection of the two donors. They are made up of artifacts from various cultures and consist mainly of richly painted and inscribed ceramics, jade sculptures and gold objects. The impressively beautiful pieces come mainly from Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Maya, Chupícuaro and Zapotec, but also from South American peoples such as the Chavín, the Paracas, the Tumaco and the Chimú. The age of the objects ranges from around 1000 BC to the arrival of the Europeans. For the exhibition, scenographer Stephan Potengowski designed a six-metre-long display case catafalque in "Maya blue" in the center of the MUT's cabinet room at Hohentübingen Palace. The display case is surrounded by information on the context of the foundation, the collection and the exhibition, as well as on the comparable objects from Berlin.