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Filename: 
MawM0222-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0222
Title: 
Standing shamanic figure with arms straight out.
Subject: 
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject: 
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
The posture or stance suggests a ritual activity, such as dancing, twirling, singing, or chanting, which if done over a long period of time produces an altered state of consciousness.
Materials: 
Ceramic: solid orange-tan clay; appliqued; worn.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Figure
Dimensions: 
5 1/4 in high x 4 1/8 in wide x 1 1/8 in deep
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Colima, Mexico
Rights: 
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Culture: 
Shaft Tomb
Period: 
Protoclassic