COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0108-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0108
Title:
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Subject:
Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject:
Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject:
Mixtec art
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Materials:
Ceramic: red-orange clay with red-brown rim with incised tomdo; three flower and four flower design around a cross hatched center.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1532
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Object Type:
Bowl
Dimensions:
3 1/8 in high x 8 3/4 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Oaxaca, Mexico
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).
Culture:
Mixtec
