Shinto Art/ Artistic Expression:
There are many other forms through which the Shinto expressed their arts such as, building emas or making omikujis and shimenawas. Emas are wooden plates where people write their wishes (as shown below) and leave them at a shrine hoping they will come true. Omikujis are like fortune telling slips that are kept in a temple or shrine and range from good to bad fortune. Shimenawas are is a rope with paper that are used to mark sacred boundaries in shrines.
Aztec Art & Artistic Expression
Art held a great importance in Aztec culture as it was a way to record their religion and welfare. Pottery is a common form of art and was commonly used to pay tribute to a god. Pictographs were also common and used record their history and conduct business. Sculptures were used as a representation of their gods or of the sacrificial person. Aztec masks were used during religious ceremonies decorated with the accomplishments of the warrior.
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works cited: http://www.aztec-indians.com/aztec-art.html
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