COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0151-000.jp2
filename
MawM0151-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0151
identifier
MawM0151
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Mushroom cup : metate or molcajete.
title
Mushroom cup : metate or molcajete.
Title
false
Subject:
Stone carving--Guatemala
subject
Stone carving--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Pottery--Guatemala
subject
Pottery--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Maya sculpture--Guatemala
subject
Maya sculpture--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
subject
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
Small molcajetes are used to grind minerals, earth for colors or plants for medicine and drugs. The shape of this molcajete suggests the cap of a mushroom. Special mushrooms are used to enter hallucinogenic trances by a shaman to access different realities.
description
Small molcajetes are used to grind minerals, earth for colors or plants for medicine and drugs. The shape of this molcajete suggests the cap of a mushroom. Special mushrooms are used to enter hallucinogenic trances by a shaman to access different realities.
Description
false
Materials:
Stone: gray stone with iron mineral encrustation.
materials
Stone: gray stone with iron mineral encrustation.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
ca. 500 BC
date
ca. 500 BC
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Vessel
format
Vessel
Object Type
false
Object Type:
Molcajete
format
Molcajete
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
2 15/16 in high x 5 5/8 in diameter
dimensions
2 15/16 in high x 5 5/8 in diameter
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Guatemala
coverage
Guatemala
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:
Maya
culture
Maya
Culture
false
Period:
Late Preclassic
period
Late Preclassic
Period
false