COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0194-000.jp2
filename
MawM0194-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0194
identifier
MawM0194
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Macehead : transforming images : 2.
title
Macehead : transforming images : 2.
Title
false
Subject:
Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
A macehead is a symbol of power, authority, and an object of destruction. The dog heads could represent food, companionship, warmth, or a guide or visitor to the underworld. Turn the macehead over and there are two horned frogs, a good source of a hallucinogenic drug. The poison allowed a shaman access to other worlds. The frog is associated with renewal, change, or transformation and fertility.
description
A macehead is a symbol of power, authority, and an object of destruction. The dog heads could represent food, companionship, warmth, or a guide or visitor to the underworld. Turn the macehead over and there are two horned frogs, a good source of a hallucinogenic drug. The poison allowed a shaman access to other worlds. The frog is associated with renewal, change, or transformation and fertility.
Description
false
Materials:
Carved dark speckled green stone: dog's head, horned frogs.
materials
Carved dark speckled green stone: dog's head, horned frogs.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
format
Sculpture
Object Type
false
Object Type:
Weapon
format
Weapon
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
3 in high x 1 7/8 in wide x 4 3/8 in deep
dimensions
3 in high x 1 7/8 in wide x 4 3/8 in deep
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Colima, Mexico
coverage
Colima, 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:
Shaft Tomb
culture
Shaft Tomb
Culture
false
Period:
Protoclassic
period
Protoclassic
Period
false