Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0176-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0176
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Title:
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Shamanic flight.
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: buff clay: bitumen.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 600 and 900
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Figure
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Dimensions:
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6 3/8 in high x 9 1/4 in wide x 9 1/2 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Veracruz, Mexico
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Rights:
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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).
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Culture:
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Remojadas
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Period:
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Late Classic
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