pre-Columbian

adjective

pre-Co·lum·bi·an ˌprē-kə-ˈləm-bē-ən

: preceding or belonging to the time before the arrival of Columbus in America

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Zúñiga introduced her to pre-Columbian ceramic techniques and woodcarving. —

Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Amaral’s unclassifiable work combines Modernist principles with pre-Columbian art and the vernacular traditions of her country. —

Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The merchants of the historic calle at L.A.’s center celebrate with rituals incorporating pre-Columbian, Aztec, Mayan and Catholic traditions surrounding death. —

Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 While her work conversed with modernist pictorial strategies—like color field painting and geometric abstraction—Amaral also looked at pre-Columbian knowledge and artifacts, including quipus and stelae, to develop her own language of abstraction, unique for its emphasis on materiality. —

Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pre-Columbian