COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0100-000.jp2
filename
MawM0100-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0100
identifier
MawM0100
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Eagle effigy vessel : avian form.
title
Eagle effigy vessel : avian form.
Title
false
Subject:
Effigy pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza
subject
Effigy pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza
Subject
false
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza
subject
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza
Subject
false
Subject:
Nahuas--Antiquities
subject
Nahuas--Antiquities
Subject
false
Subject:
Nahua art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza
subject
Nahua art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
The harpy eagle is the largest bird predator in Mexico and Central America. With power and speed, it is able to fly through the junble canopy and catch a monkey. The Mixtec admired the skills of the harpy eagle and used the eagly as part of their iconography. On this harpy eagle vessel, there are rows of feathers and between some of the rows there are flint blade knives tipped with red blood.
description
The harpy eagle is the largest bird predator in Mexico and Central America. With power and speed, it is able to fly through the junble canopy and catch a monkey. The Mixtec admired the skills of the harpy eagle and used the eagly as part of their iconography. On this harpy eagle vessel, there are rows of feathers and between some of the rows there are flint blade knives tipped with red blood.
Description
false
Materials:
Ceramic: Light red-orange clay with polychrome slip; orange, red-orange, black, and white.
materials
Ceramic: Light red-orange clay with polychrome slip; orange, red-orange, black, and white.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 1250 and 1521
date
between 1250 and 1521
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Vessel
format
Vessel
Object Type
false
Object Type:
Effigy
format
Effigy
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
11 7/8 in high x 11 7/8 in wide x 8 in deep
dimensions
11 7/8 in high x 11 7/8 in wide x 8 in deep
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Cholula, Mexico
coverage
Cholula, Mexico
Location
false
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
rights
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Rights
false
Culture:
Eastern Nahua
culture
Eastern Nahua
Culture
false
Period:
Post Classic
period
Post Classic
Period
false